Shop art print and framed art The burial of Count Orgaz by El Greco

The Burial of the Lord of Orgaz (in Spanish: El entierro del señor de Orgaz), better known as The Burial of the Count of Orgaz (El entierro del Conde de Orgaz in Spanish), a masterpiece by the painter El Greco, is an emblematic canvas of the Spanish Golden Age and an exemplary masterpiece of Mannerism. It was commissioned in 1586 by the parish priest of Toledo's Santo Tomé church, Andrés Núñez de Madrid, to commemorate the miracle of the appearance of two saints at the funeral of this Toledo nobleman. The canvas measures 4.8 by 3.6 metres. It is dated 1586-1588. The painting depicts the miraculous and marvellous burial of Don Gonzalo Ruiz de Toledo, Lord of Orgaz, who died in the early 14th century. It is said that Saint Augustine and Saint Stephen appeared at his funeral to bury the body. Around the body and the apparition on the left is Saint Francis of Assisi, while on the right a priest calls out to heaven. In the background are the various portraits of those who commissioned the work. In the foreground, a child is pointing to the scene: Jorge Manuel Theotocopouli, El Greco's son. In the upper part of the canvas, John the Baptist (back) intercedes with the Virgin Mary (left) and Jesus (central figure in white) so that the soul of the deceased, a baby carried by the angel in the yellow-green robe just below, may join the kingdom of heaven. At top left, lying on a cloud, Saint Peter waits with the keys to heaven. On 15 March 1586, a contract was signed between El Greco (he [...]

 

This artwork is a painting from the renaissance period. It belongs to the italian renaissance style.

 

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