Joaquín SorollaSpanish, 1863–1923Figura observando una barca
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A la izquierda, figura de espaldas, ligeramente de tres cuartos. Lleva abrigo largo con gran cuello y a la cabeza un gorro o sombrero. Tiene las manos juntas a la espalda y está mirando hacia una embarcación en un segundo plano, a la derecha, que vemos de perfil. Dicha embarcación tiene un gran vástago vertical en la proa o popa, lo que recuerda a las góndolas venecianas. Sobre ella, dos figuras apenas esbozadas, y en el lado, un largo remo o pértiga. En el reverso se ha copiado por contacto el dibujo con Nº Inv. 12454.
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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.
