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On this day, 1 October 1541 Doménikos Theotokópoulos better known as El Greco (“The Greek”), was born. Recognized as one of the Fathers of the Spanish Renaissance, his sublime works are unparalleled in the history of Western Art.

Probable self-portrait:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:El_Greco_-_Portrait_of_a_Man_-_WGA10554.jpg

“Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος (Doménicos Theotocópoulos) ἐποίει.” The words El Greco used to sign his paintings. El Greco appended after his name the word “epoiei” (ἐποίει, “he made it”). In The Assumption the painter used the word “deixas” (δείξας, “he displayed it”) instead of “epoiei”.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Greco#/media/File:ElGreco_signature.jpg