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Was the Museo del Greco in Toledo El Greco’s actual home?
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El Greco
Burial of the Count de Orgaz, oil on canvas by El Greco, 1586–88; in the church of Santo Tomé, Toledo, Spain.
No, the Museo del Greco in Toledo was never the actual home of the artist El Greco.
While the museum was previously known as the Casa y Museo del Greco ("Home and Museum of El Greco"), historical evidence confirms it was not his residence. From 1585 until his death, El Greco lived in the large, late-medieval palace of the Marqués de Villena. The museum is located near the site of that now-destroyed palace, but it did not serve as the artist's living quarters.1