 Philip had to rely on the lesser talent of Juan Fernández de Navarrete, of whose "gravedad y decoro" ("seriousness and decorum") the king approved.However, Fernández died in 1579; the moment should have been ideal for El Greco.Through Clovio and Orsini, El Greco met Benito Arias Montano, a Spanish humanist and agent of Philip; Pedro Chacón, a clergyman; and Luis de Castilla, son of Diego de Castilla, the dean of the Cathedral of Toledo.