Joaquín SorollaSpanish, 1863–1923En el café
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Madrid, Spain
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Anverso: En el café Varias figuras, parece que todas masculinas, sentadas en las sillas de un café o restaurante. En el ángulo inferior izquierdo se han dibujado unas piernas masculinas de mayor tamaño que el resto de las figuras, por lo que se trata de un apunte independiente. Las figuras masculinas se cubren casi todas con sombrero, y están muy esbozadas, destacando la del primer plano, sentada en postura relajada. Reverso: Soldado y doncella A la izquierda, figura masculina de cuerpo entero de perfil a la izquierda. Tiene la mitad superior de su cuerpo inclinada hacia delante, como haciendo una media reverencia. Viste uniforme militar, con galones en las mangas y sable a la cintura. En el centro de la hoja, en la mitad superior, rasguños. A la derecha, figura femenina de cuerpo entero, de pie, en pose de tres cuartos. No se ha dibujado el perfil del rostro. Lleva delantal y un paño doblado sobre el brazo izquierdo.
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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.
