Joaquín SorollaSpanish, 1863–1923Cabezas animales
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: Cabezas animales A la izquierda, cabeza de un bóvido, con cuernos, con un elemento decorativo a base de piel y tela, con dibujos. En la zona inferior de la hoja, dibujo esquemático de este elemento decorativo, de forma troncopiramidal, con sus decoraciones. Reverso: Virgen del camino A la izquierda, dos figuras femeninas, de pie. La situada más a la izquierda está de perfil a la derecha, pero gira la cabeza hacia el fondo para mirar a la otra mujer, que está en pose de tres cuartos. Ambas se visten con falda larga, pañuelo a la cabeza y mantón sobre los hombros. La figura de la derecha lleva un cirio entre las manos. Hacia el centro de la hoja, dos rasguños que deben indicar figuras sentadas en el suelo.
Sorolla Museum
Particulars
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Sorolla Museum
- Image: Sorolla Museum — In Copyright
Meanwhile, in the life of Joaquín Sorolla
The whole life1900
Grand Prix at the Paris Universal Exposition
“Sad Inheritance”, a huge canvas of crippled children bathing in the sea at Valencia under a monk’s supervision, brought Sorolla his greatest official recognition, the Grand Prix and a medal of honour, and his exhibit as a whole earned him nomination as a Knight of the Legion of Honour. After this picture he never returned to so overtly social a theme.
1901
A medal of honour in Madrid for “Sad Inheritance”
The painting won the medal of honour at the National Exhibition in Madrid. Two of its luminous preparatory oil sketches Sorolla gave as gifts to the American artists John Singer Sargent and William Merritt Chase.
1901 · Award
Knight of the Legion of Honour
1902 · Award
Grand cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso XII
