Joaquín SorollaSpanje, 1863–1923Botones
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Anverso: Botones Vista frontal de una figura masculina con lentes y gorra con visera a la cabeza. El cuerpo no se ha perfilado, pero se ve que lleva una chaqueta con doble botonadura y cuello mao. No se ha representado ningún rasgo de la cara, a excepción de unas generosas orejas. Reverso: Conversando En primer plano, figura masculina de perfil a la derecha. Está sentado en una silla de pala rectangular, y lleva chaqueta y corbata. De calva incipiente, tiene un pequeño bigote. Tras él, otra figura masculina que vemos de frente porque, estando también sentado, se gira para dirigirse al primer hombre. Al fondo, a la derecha, una tercera figura.
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- Sorolla Museum: the museum's own open data · opgehaald 6 dagen geleden
- Afbeelding: Sorolla Museum — In Copyright
Intussen, in het leven van Joaquín Sorolla
Het hele leven1885
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
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.
