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The Burial of Count Orgaz, El Greco (1586-1588)
This painting by El Greco, created in 1586-1588, depicts the burial of Count Orgaz. The painting is set in the church of Santo Tomé in Toledo, Spain, and shows the burial of the Count, who was a prominent figure in the city.
From Wikipedia
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 popular local legend of his time. An exceptionally large painting, it is divided into two sections, heavenly above and terrestrial below, but it gives little impression of duality, since the upper and lower sections are brought together compositionally.