Joaquín SorollaSpanish, 1863–1923Escena de café
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Anverso: Escena de café. Pareja en torno a una mesa. Él, a la izquierda, sentado de perfil a la derecha sosteniendo un periódico. Viste chaqueta y bombín. Ella, a la derecha, sentada de frente, con falda y delantal, muy emborronada. Reverso: Estudios de tema taurino. Arriba a la derecha, picador sobre su caballo, de perfil a la derecha, con la garrocha dirigida hacia la parte trasera, donde hay un toro. Debajo, ejecutado en trazos muy sueltos, se adivina un caballo cayendo sobre sus patas delanteras, de perfil a la derecha, con una figura sobre su lomo. Detrás de los cuartos traseros del animal una serie de rasguños emborronados podrían sugerir un toro cargando de frente, con un personaje, probablemente un torero, a la izquierda. En el margen izquierdo, perro.
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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
