I would not be content to be considered a mere imitator of nature.
Yo no sería discípulo de Miguel Ángel; pero, si se destruyera toda esta obra, yo la haría con dignidad y decoro.
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El Greco
Born in Crete in 1541, El Greco developed an intensely personal Mannerist style of elongated figures and ecstatic color in Toledo, Spain. The Burial of the Count of Orgaz fuses earthly and celestial realms.
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