Joaquín SorollaEspaña, 1863–1923Muchacha sujetando una cortina
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Anverso: Niño en brazos de su madre. Niño pequeño de perfil izquierdo, sentado en el regazo de una figura femenina de la que se insinuan los brazos, las manos y parte de la falda del vestido. Reverso: Muchacha sujetando una cortina. Figura femenina adolescente de cuerpo entero. Rostro emborronado mediante aguada. Lleva vestido largo y cruza su brazo derecho sosteniendo una cortina a su izquierda mientras avanza. A la izquierda, rasguños arquitectónicos.
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En la vida de Joaquín Sorolla
La vida entera1885
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 de abril de 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.
