The Burial of the Count of Orgaz is a 1586 painting by El Greco, a prominent Renaissance painter, sculptor, and architect of Greek origin. Widely considered among his finest works, it illustrates a po
El Greco The Burial of the Count of Orgaz
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Detail of the painting, showing El Greco
Detail of the painting.
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
The Burial of the Count of Orgaz
…and as the epitome of Greco's artistic style. The theme of the painting is inspired by a legend of the early fourteenth century. In 1323, a certain Don Gonzalo Ruiz de Toledo, mayor of the town of Orgaz, died (his family later received the title of Count, by which he is generally and posthumously known). Don Gonzalo Ruiz de…
Detail of the painting showing the Count