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How did Michelangelo influence El Greco’s painting of the Trinity?
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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.
In his painting of the Trinity, El Greco’s assimilation of the art of Michelangelo is prominently displayed through the powerful, sculpturesque body of the nude Christ. This depiction serves as a clear example of Michelangelo's influence on El Greco's work, highlighting the artist's ability to integrate the monumental, muscular anatomical style characteristic of the Italian master into his own compositions.1