Joaquín SorollaSpanish, 1863–1923Apuntes de figuras
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Anverso: Apuntes masculinos A la izquierda, brazo derecho masculino con cuya mano está sosteniendo lo que parece un lápiz. A la derecha, perfil masculino a la izquierda, con bigote, y abarcando desde la frente hasta la barbilla. Junto a él, chaqueta militar en posición de tres cuartos, con adornos de galones en la manga y botonadura. En el ángulo superior derecho, cabeza masculina de frente con bigote, sin mas rasgos. Reverso: Apuntes de figuras En la zona superior, figura masculina casi de medio cuerpo, de perfil a la derecha pero girando la cabeza hacia el fondo. Tiene el brazo derecho apoyado en algo, de forma que lo vemos en ángulo en primer plano. A la derecha, busto femenino de frente, con el pelo recogido en alto. A la izquierda del busto femenino, rostro de tres cuartos, indeterminado, representado prácticamente sólo por el óvalo de la cara.
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En la parte inferior de la hoja, de izquierda a derecha: cabeza masculina de barba poblada inclinada hacia abajo; perfil masculino a la derecha con barba puntiaguda y lunar en la mejilla y esbozo de frente y nariz de perfil a la izquierda.
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In the life of Joaquín Sorolla
The whole life1885
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.
1888
Returns to Valencia to marry Clotilde
Sorolla returned to Valencia to marry Clotilde García del Castillo; by 1895 they had three children — María, Joaquín and Elena.
13 April 1889
Daughter born: María Sorolla García
1890
Moves to Madrid: large canvases for the salons
The family moved to Madrid. For the next decade Sorolla concentrated on large canvases of orientalist, mythological, historical and social subjects for salons and international exhibitions in Madrid, Paris, Venice, Munich, Berlin and Chicago.
