{"id":157,"date":"2021-10-30T04:15:51","date_gmt":"2021-10-30T04:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/?p=157"},"modified":"2021-10-30T04:18:52","modified_gmt":"2021-10-30T04:18:52","slug":"joaquin-sorolla-blog-post-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/2021\/10\/30\/joaquin-sorolla-blog-post-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Joaqu\u00edn Sorolla- Blog Post #3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/sorolla_self_portrait.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"179\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/sorolla_self_portrait.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/?attachment_id=179\" class=\"wp-image-179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/sorolla_self_portrait.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/sorolla_self_portrait-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/sorolla_self_portrait-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/sorolla_self_portrait-148x96.jpg 148w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Self-portait<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Joaquin Sorolla, better known as the \u201cmaster of light\u201d, was born in Valencia, Spain in 1863. From an early age, he showed his passion for art. His high school\u2019s director noticed his talent and suggested he enter the School of Craftsmen of Valencia. At the age of thirteen, Sorolla did so, and two years after that, he goes to the Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes de Valencia. When he finished his studies, the painter Ignazio Pinazo introduced him to Impressionism. At that moment, he gained interest in the treatment of light in painting. Because of this, when we look at his artwork, we can tell the light is playing a main role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/Otra-Margarita.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"180\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/Otra-Margarita.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/?attachment_id=180\" class=\"wp-image-180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/Otra-Margarita.jpg 750w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/Otra-Margarita-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/Otra-Margarita-141x96.jpg 141w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Otra Margarita, 1982<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of his most famous works is Otra Margarita. Like many of his first paintings, it portrays a scene as a way to criticize or protest against many situations of the social reality of Spain during that time. For this piece, Sorolla was inspired by a real situation he witnessed, in which a woman with two policemen who were taking her to prison for having murdered her baby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"753\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/Joaqui\u0301n_Sorolla_y_Bastida_-_Triste_Herencia_1899-1024x753.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"181\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/Joaqui\u0301n_Sorolla_y_Bastida_-_Triste_Herencia_1899.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/?attachment_id=181\" class=\"wp-image-181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/Joaqui\u0301n_Sorolla_y_Bastida_-_Triste_Herencia_1899-1024x753.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/Joaqui\u0301n_Sorolla_y_Bastida_-_Triste_Herencia_1899-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/Joaqui\u0301n_Sorolla_y_Bastida_-_Triste_Herencia_1899-768x565.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/Joaqui\u0301n_Sorolla_y_Bastida_-_Triste_Herencia_1899-1536x1129.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/Joaqui\u0301n_Sorolla_y_Bastida_-_Triste_Herencia_1899-2048x1506.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/Joaqui\u0301n_Sorolla_y_Bastida_-_Triste_Herencia_1899-131x96.jpg 131w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Sad Inheritance, 1899<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As the Impressionists used to do, Sorolla also adopted the habit of painting outside a studio. Thus, he used to go to the Valencian beaches to paint, and that is how he achieved many of his most well-known pieces. These were the first Sorolla\u2019s pieces I ever saw, and since then he became one of my favourite artists. Although I also think his other kind of paintings are very well achieved, there is something about the way he paints the sea that amuses me; it gives me the feeling that it is in real movement. Besides, I really admire the way he manages to also capture a specific hour of the day with the way he paints the light. An example of this could be &#8220;Sad Inheritance&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/unnamed-1024x752.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"183\" data-link=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/?attachment_id=183\" class=\"wp-image-183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/unnamed-1024x752.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/unnamed-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/unnamed-768x564.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/unnamed-131x96.jpg 131w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/unnamed.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Sewing the sail<\/em>, 1896<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/2717-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"184\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/2717.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/?attachment_id=184\" class=\"wp-image-184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/2717-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/2717-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/2717-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/2717-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/2717.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Mother, 1895<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>References<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>S\u00e1nchez, M. (2020, September 30).&nbsp;Joaqu\u00edn Sorolla: biograf\u00eda, obras y exposiciones.&nbsp;<em>Alejandra de Argos<\/em>. https:\/\/www.alejandradeargos.com\/index.php\/es\/completas\/32-artistas\/41818-joaquin-sorolla-biografia-obras-y-exposiciones<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gavalda, J. (2019, August 10).&nbsp;<em>Joaqu\u00edn Sorolla, el pintor de la luz del mediterr\u00e1neo<\/em>.&nbsp;<em>Historia National Geographic<\/em>. https:\/\/historia.nationalgeographic.com.es\/a\/joaquin-sorolla-pintor-luz-mediterraneo_14569\/2#slide-1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wikipedia (2021, October 11).&nbsp;<em>Joaqu\u00edn Sorolla<\/em>. https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joaqu%C3%ADn_Sorolla<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joaquin Sorolla, better known as the \u201cmaster of light\u201d, was born in Valencia, Spain in 1863. From an early age, he showed his passion for art. His high school\u2019s director noticed his talent and suggested he enter the School of Craftsmen of Valencia. At the age of thirteen, Sorolla did so, and two years after &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/2021\/10\/30\/joaquin-sorolla-blog-post-3\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Joaqu\u00edn Sorolla- Blog Post #3&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13180,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-3"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13180"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=157"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":188,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157\/revisions\/188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}