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FILE: 03_Burial of Count Orgaz_El Greco.jpg
TITLE: PAINTING - Burial of Count Orgaz - BAROQUE PERIOD IN SPAIN
DESCRIPTION: EL GRECO. Altarpiece for Church Santo Tome in Toledo, Spain. MEMORIAL PAINTING. El Greco's trademark = 2 scenes: earthly and heavenly. Count Orgaz placed in tomb by Saints Stephen and Augustine. St. Francis on L. St. Tome on R. In heaven: multitude w/ Christ, John the Baptist on R, Mary on L pleading for Count's sould to be let in. St. Peter w keys. Very characteristic of El Greco's roots in Venetian art = very sumptuous. Very realistic scene down low. Upper scene has mannerist elements.
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