Curator’s inspection
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The Burial of the Count of Orgaz
St. Stephen and St. Augustine lower a nobleman into his tomb while heaven opens above in elongated light.
Illustrates a 14th-century legend that the two saints descended to bury the pious count.
The boy at lower left is El Greco's son; his handkerchief bears the date 1578.
Source: Wikimedia Commons. Public domain work; reproduction licence as listed at source.
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