The Burial of the Count of Orgaz

El Greco

1586–1588 · Oil on canvas · Church of Santo Tomé, Toledo

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The Burial of the Count of Orgaz

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Saint Martin and the Beggar

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About this work

Artist: El Greco (1541–1614)
Year: 1586–1588
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 480 × 360 cm
Collection: Church of Santo Tomé, Toledo
Movement: Renaissance

The canvas is in two zones. Below, Saint Stephen and Saint Augustine, in gold-embroidered vestments, lower the body of the Count of Orgaz, clad in shining armour, into his tomb, watched by a row of black-clad Toledan gentlemen with white ruffs and by clergy; a boy at the lower left points to the scene. Above, the Count's soul is carried upwards by an angel towards Christ, the Virgin, John the Baptist and a crowd of saints. Gonzalo Ruiz de Toledo, lord of Orgaz, died in 1323 and left money to the church of Santo Tomé; legend held that the two saints came down from heaven to bury him. The parish priest Andrés Núñez, who had won a lawsuit to enforce the bequest, commissioned the painting for the Count's burial chapel, and the contract with El Greco was signed on 18 March 1586. It was finished by 1588, when people were already coming to see the portraits of local notables in it. It remains where it was made to hang, in the church of Santo Tomé in Toledo.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A crowd of black-clad noblemen and gold vestments below an arched heaven of grey cloud and saints, tall and solemn, for a hallway, stair wall or study at 24×36 in black. A charcoal, warm stone or deep red wall; it pairs with The Night Watch.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Renaissance painting
Era: 16th century (1586–1588)
Orientation: Portrait
Mood: grand
Rooms: hallway or entryway, study or library, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; natural wood lightens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is The Burial of the Count of Orgaz in the public domain?

Yes. El Greco (1541–1614) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Church of Santo Tomé.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Burial of the Count of Orgaz painted, and in what medium?

The Burial of the Count of Orgaz dates from 1586–1588 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 480 × 360 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For The Burial of the Count of Orgaz we'd choose 24×36.

About this design

The Burial of the Count of Orgaz (El Greco) — The Burial of the Count of Orgaz · El Greco · 1586–1588. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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