Joaquín SorollaSpanish, 1863–1923Estudio para una composición
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En el anverso, un posible tema de historia. Escena enmarcada con varias figuras de cuerpo entero, la mayoría con vestiduras holgadas y la cabeza agachada. A la izquierda un personaje masculino con los brazos extendidos casi paralelos al cuerpo y las palmas hacia arriba. Pudo ser realizado antes de 1887 para participar en la Exposición Nacional de ese año. En el reverso, diez estudios de antebrazos y manos en diversas posiciones. Se intercalan un rasguño de busto femenino y otro apunte de dos figuras de pie y enfrentadas.
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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.
