Joaquín SorollaSpanish, 1863–1923Campanario
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: La corrala. Grupo de cuatro figuras masculinas sentadas de espaldas. Tres de ellas provistas de sombrero, destacando el tratamiento más insistido en el central. En primer plano, a la izquierda, un perro sentado sobre sus patas traseras. Se insinúa otro perro echado tras la silla del personaje de la izquierda. La escena se ambienta con elementos arquitectónicos: muro y puerta (lateral izquierdo); arco, ventana y puerta (zona central derecha). Reverso: Campanario. Torre-campanario de base cuadrangular, dividida en dos cuerpos (con vanos de medio punto en el superior) y rematada con pináculos de bolas en las esquinas. En la parte baja, tejado de teja árabe con chimenea.
Sorolla Museum
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In the catalog
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- Sorolla Museum
- Image: Sorolla Museum — In Copyright
Meanwhile, in the life of Joaquín Sorolla
The whole life1879
Meets Clotilde García del Castillo
While working in her father’s studio, Sorolla first met Clotilde García del Castillo, his future wife.
c. 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.
