Complex sentence: In its graphic portrayal of human suffering, the painting is of seminal importance in art history and has influenced painters from Michelangelo, Caravaggio and Velasquez to Francis Bacon.
Split into simpler sentences: In its graphic portrayal of human suffering, the painting is of seminal importance in art history. It has influenced painters from Michelangelo, Caravaggio and Velasquez to Francis Bacon.