Domenikos zis El Greco Theotokopoulos

El Greco had a habit of signing his paintings in Greek, as if to say, "I know what I'm doing, even if you don't." His figures stretch like they're made of taffy, long and lean, lit by a light that seems to come from inside the canvas. You’ll find this eerie glow in *The Burial of the Count of Orgaz*, a painting in Toledo’s Santo Tomé church that’s half heaven, half earth—look for the ghostly hands reaching down to lift the count’s soul.