Gonzalo Ruiz de Toledo
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Gonzalo Ruiz de Toledo was a Spanish aristocrat and statesman. Best known by the title "Count of Orgaz", he is depicted in a 16th-century painting The Burial of the Count of Orgaz by El Greco which is
Detail of the painting showing the Count
Toledo, Spain
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Toledo is a city and municipality in Spain. It is the capital of the province of Toledo and the de jure seat of the government and parliament of the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha.
Gonzalo Ruiz de Toledo
…Orgaz by El Greco which is widely acknowledged as the artist's masterpiece. The painting was commissioned for display in the Church of Santo Tomé in Toledo, where it remains to this day. It was part of a project organised in the 1580s by a priest, Andrés Núñez, who was refurbishing the burial chapel of…
Toledo
Toledo Cathedral, from Plaza del Ayuntamiento
Alcázar of Toledo, Spain. May, morning
Baños de Tenerías, one of the Muslim baths in the city