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Who painted it?

Who painted “The Burial of the Count of Orgaz”?

“The Burial of the Count of Orgaz” was painted by El Greco in 1586. Where to see it: Church of Santo Tomé.

The Burial of the Count of Orgaz — El Greco

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What to look for

El Greco: elongated, flame-like figures, cold greens and acid yellows, flickering light and turbulent, stormy skies.

Doménikos Theotokópoulos (1 October 1541 – 7 April 1614), most widely known as El Greco, was a Greek painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance, regarded as one of the greatest artists of all time. Wikipedia

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