As powerful as he is ephemeral, this extraordinary interpreter of the Belle Epoque, Joaquín Sorolla, presents himself to the public in the rooms of Palazzo Reale in Milan, taking us on a journey through Spanish landscapes, untouched beaches, and seascapes where children are endlessly at play. Most of the works on display come from Madrid, from the Sorolla Museum set in the painter’s private home, a splendid Art Nouveau villa in the centre of the city. Sorolla is the painter of lead white, one of the most widely used pigments in the history of art, a powerful, textural white lending light and depth to every detail, every garment. Through his works Sorolla tells us the story of his life, capturing his own and his family’s everyday existence.
Joaquín Sorolla at Palazzo Reale
In the halls of Palazzo Reale an exhibition dedicated to the extraordinary interpreter of the Belle Epoque, with Spanish landscapes, untouched beaches, and seascapes.
2021 © Archivio Fotografico - Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia
© Juan García Rosell
Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York
Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York
Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York
View Article details
- Valentina Petrucci
- 21 April 2022
His artistic language is simple, though voiced with majestic colours and textural brushstrokes. Inaugurated on 25 February, the exhibition is on until 26 June. The project sees the collaboration of museum institutions such as the Museo de Bellas Artes in Valencia, the Hispanic Society in New York, the Galleria Internazionale d’Arte Moderna di Ca’ Pesaro in Venice, the Musei Civici in Udine and the Musei di Nervi Raccolte Frugone.
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, Istantanea, Biarritz, 1906, Olio su tela, 62 x 93,5 cm. Madrid, Museo Sorolla n° inv. MS 776
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, Autoritratto, 1900, Olio su tela, 91,5x72 cm. Madrid, Museo Sorolla n° inv. MS 482
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, Cucendo la vela, 1896, Olio su tela, 222 x 300 cm. Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia, Galleria Internazionale d'Arte Moderna di Ca' Pesaro, Inv. 261
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, Tratta delle bianche, 1894 Olio su tela, 166,5x195 cm. Madrid, Museo Sorolla. n° inv. MS 320
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, Triste eredità!, 1899, Olio su tela, 212 x 288 cm. Valencia, Colección Fundación Bancaja, No reg.-597
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, Sotto alla tenda, la spiaggia di Zarauz, 1910 Olio su tela, 99x126 cm. Madrid, Museo Sorolla, n° inv. MS 887
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, María sulla spiaggia di Biarritz o Controluce, Biarritz, 1906, Olio su tela, 63x92 cm. Madrid, Museo Sorolla, n° inv. MS 775
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, La veste rosa, 1916, Olio su tela, 208x126,5 cm Madrid, Museo Sorolla, n° inv. MS 1134
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, Pomeriggio sulla spiaggia a Valencia, 1904 Olio su tela, 64 x 97cm, Madrid, Arango Collection
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, Idillio di mare, 1908, Olio su tela, 151x199,3cm. New York, The Hispanic Society of America n° inv. A298
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, La Siesta, 1911, Olio su tela, 200x201cm Madrid, Museo Sorolla n° inv. MS 985
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, Giardino di casa Sorolla, 1918-1919 Olio su tela, 64x95cm, Madrid, Museo Sorolla, n° inv. MS 1232
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, La vasca dell'Alcázar di Siviglia, 1910 Olio su tela, 82,50x105,50cm. Madrid, Museo Sorolla, n° inv. MS 854
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, Mia moglie e i miei figli, 1897-1898 Olio su tela, 160x150 cm. Madrid, Museo Sorolla, n° inv. MS 455
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, Clotilde e la Venere di Milo, 1897-1898 Olio su tela, 58,5x47,6 cm. Valencia, Museo de Bellas Artes, n° inv. 894
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, Ritratto di Juan Ramón Jiménez, 1916, Olio su tela, 110,4x79,9 cm. New York, The Hispanic Society of America n° inv. A1932
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, Ritratto di Louis Comfort Tiffany, 1911, Olio su tela, 150,5x225,5 cm. New York, The Hispanic Society of America n° inv. A3182
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, Quinta strada New York, 1911 Gouache su carta, 63x41 cm. Madrid, Museo Sorolla, n° nv. MS 821
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, La maratona New York, 1911 Gouache su carta, 43,5x22 cm. Madrid, Museo Sorolla, n° inv. MS 829
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, Sposa lagarterana, 1912 Olio su tela, 200x206,5 cm. Madrid, Museo Sorolla, n° inv. MS 957
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, Ballerina di flamenco, 1914 Olio su tela, 206,5x100 cm. Madrid, Museo Sorolla, n° inv. MS 1045