Joaquín SorollaSpanish, 1863–1923Pompeya
May one see it?
Unknown
Madrid, Spain
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the work
In the museum's own words — in Spanish
Dibujo de la primera etapa italiana de Sorolla, presentando en el anverso y recuadrada en el centro del papel, una escena apaisada hecha a tinta con trazas de lápiz que se desarrolla en un interior arquitectónico, mostrando a la izquierda, cuatro figuras sobre una superficie elevada. Los trazos nerviosos configuran un grupo abigarrado de difícil interpretación. Bajo la escena Sorolla anota: Pompeya, motivo por el cual se ha datado el dibujo en 1886, momento en que Sorolla visita Nápoles. En el reverso del dibujo, unos rasguños que parecen insinuar una pasarela de un puerto.
Sorolla Museum
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- Sorolla Museum
- Image: Sorolla Museum — In Copyright
Meanwhile, 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.
