CLOTILDE is a heart-warming story - about a woman who was driven by her unwavering love and devotion to her husband, the now legendary 19th and early 20th century master of light, the Valencian artist, Joaquín Sorolla.
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MONASTERY OFFERS A VAST ARRAY OF ARCHITECTURAL WONDERS
IRONY IS IN THE WASH
In this 1871 painting by Seville artist José Jiménez Aranda, a group of women are working on their laundry.
The folksy characters of the washerwomen still conform to the Romantic trend of reporting on the lives of ordinary hard-working citizens, but the narrative now demands more insight into the psychology of the characters and the irony of the situation.
** Report by Karla Ingleton Darocas (KarlaDarocas.com)
ART SAVES SPANISH TOWN AND SURPRISES THE WORLD!
THE MYSTERY OF EL GRECO'S PAINTING OF SAINT SEBASTIAN
In his illustrious career, El Greco painted Saint Sebastian three times. The last of his three portraits from 1610 to 1614 found its way into the Prado Museum - but in two parts. Why?
Report by Karla Darocas, Hons. B. A. (KarlaDarocas.com) for SpainLifestyle.com
EL GRECO'S TINY TRIBUTE TO THE FATHER OF THE SACRED FAMILY
Why is El Greco's painting, the Flight into Egypt, c. 1570, so special? It is only a small oil painting on a prepared pine panel. It is mainly a landscape depiction with the Holy Family as figures in it. It shows El Greco's newly acquired knowledge of the Venetian style of painting, which was popular at the time due to the great Venetian master Titian.
A TRIBUTE TO A VICTORIOUS VALENCIANO - José de Ribera (1591-1652)
FAMOUS ANCIENT VALENCIANOS - Peter Paschal
Painting by Valencian Master * Jerónimo Jacinto de Espinosa |
THE UNSOLVED MYSTERY OF GOYA'S MISSING SKULL
A GENUINE MIRACLE OF NATURE * La Mujer Barbuda by Jusepe de Ribera
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