El Greco, detail, The Burial of the Count of Orgaz, 1586-1588, 480 x 360 cm, Toledo, Church of Santo
El Greco, detail, The Burial of the Count of Orgaz, 1586-1588, 480 x 360 cm, Toledo, Church of Santo ToméThe priest who ordered the picture gave Greco the following instructions:The painting must show how St Augustine and St Steven came down to assist in the burial of the Count of Orgaz. One holding his head and the other his feet with many people around them. The patron, in this case the church priest, wanted to show that because of the donations that he had given to the church two saints had supposedly assisted in the actual burial of the Count of Orgaz. -- source link
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