Joaquín SorollaSpanish, 1863–1923Dos figuras masculinas
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Anverso: Figura masculina de medio cuerpo y cabeza masculina En primer plano, figura masculina de perfil a la izquierda, representada hasta la cintura. Tiene el brazo izquierdo detrás de la espalda, postura que hace que se abra la chaqueta o chaquetón que lleva. A la cabeza gorra, y destaca en su rostro un gran bigote. Sobre su cabeza, hacia la derecha, una cabeza masculina de perfil a la derecha, con gorra a la cabeza y en la boca, pipa de caña larga. Reverso: Dos figuras masculinas En primer plano, figura masculina de cuerpo entero, de espaldas ligeramente girado de tres cuartos. Lleva amplia chaqueta o chaquetón y gorra a la cabeza. Destaca la pipa de caña larga que tiene en la boca. Frente a él, en segundo plano y quedando de frente a nosotros, una segunda figura masculina, con los brazos frente a su cuerpo, parece que recibiendo algo que el primer hombre le está dando.
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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.
