Joaquín SorollaSpanish, 1863–1923Clotilde leyendo
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Where is “Clotilde leyendo” now? Collection: Sorolla Museum, Madrid. 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
Museum text in Spanish
Figura femenina sentada de perfil a la derecha en una silla tipo sgabello de respaldo alto recortado. Viste traje largo de falda amplia y manga abullonada a lo gigot, y un mantón sobre los hombros que se cruza en el pecho. Se peina con raya en medio y moño bajo. Está leyendo un libro que sostiene en las manos, las cuales apoya sobre la mesa redonda frente a la que se sienta. Sobre ésta, un mantel y la vajilla preparada para ser usada. Al fondo, zócalo de azulejería.
Sorolla Museum
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- Sorolla Museum
- Image: Sorolla Museum — In Copyright
In the life of Joaquín Sorolla
The whole life1888
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.
