burial of count orgaz

• Spain: 3 Cities

Seven days aboard Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas with stops in France, Italy and Spain, wasn't enough to satisfy on this trip to Europe. Royal Caribbean, like most cruise lines, offers land tours either prior to or after the cruise. These give you a chance to check out the landlocked cities and sites the ship can't get to.

... Tome to view El Greco's painting "The Burial of the Count of Orgaz." Toledo also seems to be fa...

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• December 21, 2010

• Six Spanish Cities: Smaller Locales Off the Beaten Path Offer Enchanting History, Architecture

When you think of Spanish cities, you might think first of Madrid and Barcelona. They are the largest, and some might say the most important cities in Spain. They both have a lot to offer visitors. Madrid is the capital, and is worth going to for the Prado alone. This art museum houses amazing treasures by Spanish artists such as Goya, El Greco, Velazquez as well as other European greats from Medieval times through the 18th century.

... had the good fortune of discovering the burial site of St. James the apostle. Actually, fortune m... One of his masterpieces, "The Burial of the Count of Orgaz," is housed in the Church of St. Thomas a...

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• March 30, 2008

• Pablo Picasso: the early years.

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; adapted from the exhibition catalogue The National Gallery has gathered a comprehensive collection of Picasso's paintings from ages 11 to 25. Picasso's early career is recounted, and the origins of his style are analyzed.

...In one, "Burial of Casagemas," the division of space into an earth... works by El Greco, notably the "Burial of Count Orgaz." In Picasso's evocation, however, the upper...

• USA Today Magazine
• Vol. 125 Nbr. 2626, July 1997

• Painting in Spain 1500-1700.

... Spanish painting of all time, El Greco's Burial of the Count of Orgaz, is simply not understandabl...

• The Art Bulletin
• Vol. 82 Nbr. 4, December 2000