Joaquín SorollaSpanish, 1863–1923Agarrotado
May one see it?
Unknown
Madrid, Spain
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the work
In the museum's own words — in Spanish
Anverso: Agarrotado. Sobre el patíbulo, figura masculina sentada en un garrote vil, maniatada y ligeramente inclinada hacia delante. Por detrás del elemento vertical de la máquina, asoma el tornillo con el que se aprieta el collar de hierro. Reverso: Estudios de cabezas. En la parte inferior, de izquierda a derecha: cabeza femenina de perfil a la izquierda, peinada con moño bajo; busto masculino en pose de tres cuartos a la derecha, con bigote y gorra; cabeza femenina en pose de tres cuartos a la derecha vista desde atrás, peinada con moño. En la parte inferior, de izquierda a derecha: breve apunte de cabello femenino, recogido en moño; cabeza en pose de tres cuartos a la derecha; cabeza femenina de perfil a la derecha, peinada con moño bajo; cabeza de anciana de perfil a la izquierda, cubierta con pañuelo anudado bajo la barbilla. Sobre el dibujo se ha copiado por contacto el nº Inv. 14202.
Sorolla Museum
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- Sorolla Museum
- Image: Sorolla Museum — In Copyright
Meanwhile, in the life of Joaquín Sorolla
The whole lifec. 1881
Madrid: studying the old masters in the Prado
At eighteen Sorolla travelled to Madrid and studied the master paintings in the Museo del Prado with great energy.
1885
A four-year grant to study in Rome
Having completed his military service, the twenty-two-year-old Sorolla received a grant from the Spanish Academy in Rome for four years of study in Italy. In Rome he was welcomed by the academy’s director, Francisco Pradilla, in whose example the young painter found stability.
1885
Paris: his first encounter with modern painting
A long stay in Paris gave him his first exposure to modern painting; he was especially struck by exhibitions of Jules Bastien-Lepage and Adolph von Menzel. Back in Rome he studied with José Benlliure, Emilio Sala and José Villegas Cordero.
