Philipp argues that the painting is heavily influenced by the contemporary Spanish funerary art, and that Greco adhered to this sepulchral artistic tradition while adapting a popular religious subject, the Entombment of Christ, to the needs of his assignment. Sarah Schroth believes that Titian's "Entombment" is used by Greco as a model to subtly pass his didactic message for the value of good works, and she mentions Albrecht Dürer's "Adoration of the Trinity" as an inspiration for the painting's bi-partite composition and the depiction of contemporary laymen in the lower, earthly zone. However, Scroth departs from Wethey's absolute rejection of the presence of Byzantine elements in the painting, and accepts "Dormition" as an influence for the "Burial" 's depiction of the "assumptio animae". A third work of Tintoretto, "The Last Judgment", is mentioned by Schroth as a possible influence for the "Burial" 's depiction of Gloria, since Greco wanted to incorporate elements of the funeral liturgy in the upper part of the painting.