Joaquín SorollaSpanish, 1863–1923Apuntes de figuras
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Anverso: Busto masculino y apunte En la zona superior, figura masculina de frente, en busto prolongado hasta la cintura, donde se corta el dibujo por una línea horizontal. La figura lleva bigote, camisa y chaleco. En la zona inferior, apunte de la mitad superior de un cuerpo masculino visto de lado ligeramente girado de tres cuartos. Reverso: Apuntes de figuras En la zona superior, a la izquierda, dos figuras femeninas de cuerpo entero. A la más próxima a nosotros la vemos de frente, con uno de sus brazos en jarras, mientras que la segunda asoma la cabeza tras la primera. Está de perfil y se tapa la cabeza con un pañuelo. En la zona inferior derecha, visto con el papel en sentido contrario, una cabeza masculina, con el cuerpo levemente insinuado. Lleva bigote y sombrero a la cabeza.
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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.
