The Burial of the Count of Orgaz by El Greco

THE BURIAL OF THE COUNT OF ORGAZ BY EL GRECO

Name = The Burial of the count of Orgaz

Author = El Greco

Year = 1586

Style = Manierista

Location = Church of Santo Tome, Toledo

Tecnic = Painted on tempera on a canvas




INTRODUCCTION


The burial of the Count of Orgaz is a work created by El Greco, The work was realized during the year 1586 and 1588, The work represents the miracle in that San Esteban and San Agustín went down from the sky to bury Gonzalo Ruiz of Toledo in the Santo Tome church.



ANALYSIS

This work belongs to the Spanish renaissance that started in the 16th century continuing to the Italian renaissance. The work is made by El Greco, El Greco was a painter of the XVIth and XVIIth century, was born in Heraclión's city also known as Candía in Greece, he was living in Italy for 10 years when he learn to paint as a renaissance painter. In the year 1577 he started living in Toledo, the city where he past the rest of his live. The 12 of march of 1586 he accept a order from the people of the Santo's Tome's church, then he ends the work in the year 1588, the pay for the work was of 1.600 duchies.





These are the persons that Greek I do in his picture treating of that it seemed that they were in the burial of the Count, between the persons it is possible to see The Greek one in a self-portrait, also it is possible to see the son of the Greek one and another person that the writer Cervantes seems to be