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Diego de Castilla (1510/15-1584), dean of Toledo Cathedral. Castilla was of Jewish blood, and this was a major issue, since in 1547, the then-archbishop of Toledo had passed a statute of cleanliness of blood, excluding from ecclesiastical office and benefices anyone with a trace of Jewish lineage over four generations. Therefore, Castilla developed an obsession for genealogy, working tirelessly to prove his family's links to Spain's medieval kings.^[1]

On 2 July 1577, El Greco was formally engaged by Diego de Castilla to paint three altarpieces for the Cistercian convent of Santo Domingo el Antiguo. He also signed contracts for the renowned El Espolio. El Greco was a friend of Luis de Castilla, son of the dean.^[2] No less significant was his second commission to El Greco for nine paintings for a funerary chapel that he had recently built alongside the Cistercian convent of Saint Dominic the Elder. Here, the artist would produce side panels depicting the Adoration of the Shepherds and the Resurrection, while the main altarpiece included images of the Assumption of the Virgin and The Trinity, subjects of central theological importance. Mark Irving regards these commissions as "a public declaration that he, a leading national figure in the battle against the Protestant heresy, could be trusted to support the theological argument of the Catholic church".^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b M. Irving, How to beat the Spanish Inquisition
^ * "High Altar". Web Gallery of Art. Retrieved 2006-12-18.

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[Irving-1] M. Irving, How to beat the Spanish Inquisition

[2] * "High Altar". Web Gallery of Art. Retrieved 2006-12-18.

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-'''Diego de Castilla''' (1510/15-1584), dean of [[Toledo Cathedral]]. Castilla was of Jewish blood, and this was a major issue, since in 1547, the then archbishop of [[Toledo, Spain|Toledo]] had passed a statute of [[cleanliness of blood]], excluding from ecclesiastical office and benefices anyone with a trace of Jewish lineage over four generations.
+'''Diego de Castilla''' (1510/15-1584), dean of [[Toledo Cathedral]]. Castilla was of Jewish blood, and this was a major issue, since in 1547, the then-archbishop of [[Toledo, Spain|Toledo]] had passed a statute of [[cleanliness of blood]], excluding from ecclesiastical office and benefices anyone with a trace of Jewish lineage over four generations. Therefore, Castilla developed an obsession for genealogy, working tirelessly to prove his family's links to Spain's medieval kings.<ref name="Irving">M. Irving, [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20040208/ai_n12751299 How to beat the Spanish Inquisition]</ref>
-Therefore, Castilla developed an obsession for genealogy, working tirelessly to prove his family's links to Spain's medieval kings.<ref name="Irving">M. Irving, [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20040208/ai_n12751299 How to beat the Spanish Inquisition]</ref>
-On July 2, 1577, [[El Greco]] was formally engaged by Diego de Castilla to paint three altarpieces for the [[Cistercian convent]] of [[Santo Domingo el Antiguo]]. He also signed contracrs for the renowned ''[[Disrobing of Christ|El Espolio]]''. El Greco was a friend of [[Luis de Castilla]], son of the dean.<ref>* {{cite web
+On 2 July 1577, [[El Greco]] was formally engaged by Diego de Castilla to paint three altarpieces for the [[Cistercian convent]] of [[Santo Domingo el Antiguo]]. He also signed contracts for the renowned ''[[Disrobing of Christ|El Espolio]]''. El Greco was a friend of [[Luis de Castilla]], son of the dean.<ref>* {{cite web
  | title =  High Altar
  | work = Web Gallery of Art
  | url = http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/g/greco_el/05/0502grec.html
  | accessdate = 2006-12-18
-}}</ref> No less significant was his second commission to El Greco for nine paintings for a funerary chapel that he had recently built alongside the Cistercian convent of [[Saint Dominic the Elder]]. Here, the artist would produce side panels depicting the ''Adoration of the Shepherds'' and the Resurrection, while the main altarpiece included images of the ''Assumption of the Virgin'' and ''The Trinity'', subjects of central theological importance. Mark Irving regards these commissions as "a public declaration that he, a leading national figure in the battle against the [[Protestant]] [[heresy]], could be trusted to support the [[theological argument]] of the Catholic church".<ref name="Irving" />
+}}</ref> No less significant was his second commission to El Greco for nine paintings for a funerary chapel that he had recently built alongside the Cistercian convent of Saint Dominic the Elder. Here, the artist would produce side panels depicting the ''Adoration of the Shepherds'' and the [[Resurrection]], while the main altarpiece included images of the ''Assumption of the Virgin'' and ''The Trinity'', subjects of central theological importance. Mark Irving regards these commissions as "a public declaration that he, a leading national figure in the battle against the [[Protestant]] [[heresy]], could be trusted to support the [[theological argument]] of the Catholic church".<ref name="Irving" />
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