Burial of the Count de Orgaz
Burial of the Count de Orgaz, oil on canvas by El Greco, 1586–88; in the church of Santo Tomé, Toledo, Spain.
El Greco
Greek artist
Also known as: Doménikos Theotokópoulos
El Greco (born 1541, Candia [Iráklion], Crete—died April 7, 1614, Toledo, Spain) was a master of Spanish painting, whose highly individual dramatic and expressionistic style met with the puzzlement of his contemporaries but gained newfound appreciation in the 20th century. He also worked as a sculptor and as an architect. El Greco never forgot that he was of Greek descent and usually signed his paintings in Greek letters with his full name, Doménikos Theotokópoulos. He...
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