{"id":222,"date":"2019-11-23T02:22:54","date_gmt":"2019-11-23T02:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/kathrinteh\/?p=222"},"modified":"2019-11-23T02:23:44","modified_gmt":"2019-11-23T02:23:44","slug":"joaquin-sorolla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/kathrinteh\/2019\/11\/23\/joaquin-sorolla\/","title":{"rendered":"Joaqu\u00edn Sorolla"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A modern impressionist artist known for his mastery of light, Joaqu\u00edn Sorolla is best known for his portrayals of life in Spain, through the use of landscapes, people, and scenery. Sorolla was greatly inspired by Diego Velazquez, as well as other great masters, painting many studies of their works in his early career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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The detail in Selling Melons <\/strong>is astonishing; one of his many pieces portraying Spanish culture.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Studying in Paris, Rome, and his hometown Valencia in Spain, Sorolla cultivated his artistic talents from the age of 15. His parents died when he was only two years old, so he was raised alongside his sister by their aunt and uncle. This perhaps contributed to his focus on family, and he later painted many portraits of his wife and children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mending the Sail <\/em><\/strong>is my favourite of all his works, due to the dappled light and gorgeous, lively colouring. His paintings were quite large – this one being 2.22 x 3 metres.<\/em> Not only were his paintings large, however, but his palettes were too. For some paintings his palettes would be the size of grand pianos (crazy!) and his brushes would be three feet long!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n