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Erisava Staff Aug 13

The Burial of the Count of Orgaz by El Greco, 1586

The Burial of the Count of Orgaz

Church of Santo Tomé · wikidata.org

Public domain

The story behind this, apparently, is that the count once gave generously to this particular church, and in return was promised he'd be buried by saints in person. Whether or not you believe that part, this ended up in a church in a very large altarpiece.

Erisava: Are those bystanders real portraits, or just crowd filler?