VIDEO - End of the Day, Joaquin Sorolla, 1900
It was painted during his visit to a charming enclave called Javea (or Xabia in Valencian) in the province of Alicante.
It was also Joaquín Sorolla's third stay in Javea , between the fifth of August and the eighteenth of October in the year 1900.
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PASSION AND PRIDE AT THE PRADO: Spain's Seven Most Famous Historical Romantic Stories & the Artists Who Immortalised Them
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Discover and appreciate the story behind paintings such as Queen Isabel the Catholic Dictating her Will, or the sad misadventure of Doña Juana La Loca (Queen Juana the Mad), who ends her days as Queen Juana la Loca, Secluded in Tordesillas with her Daughter, Infanta Doña Catalina.
And then there is also the cruel story behind Prince Don Carlos of Viana, and then the catastrophic saga behind the Conversion of the Duke of Gandia.
You will not want to miss the dramatic tale of The Lovers of Teruel, nor miss the heroic yet fatal story behind the Execution of Torrijos and his Companions on the Beach at Málaga.
And then there is also the cruel story behind Prince Don Carlos of Viana, and then the catastrophic saga behind the Conversion of the Duke of Gandia.
You will not want to miss the dramatic tale of The Lovers of Teruel, nor miss the heroic yet fatal story behind the Execution of Torrijos and his Companions on the Beach at Málaga.
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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.
MONASTERY OFFERS A VAST ARRAY OF ARCHITECTURAL WONDERS
* Report by art historian and educator , Karla Darocas, Hons. B.A. (KarlaDarocas.com)
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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.
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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)
When I lived in Xàtiva in 2001, the town where my husband was born, I walked past the statue of José de Ribera every day. Our flat was on the same street as the basilica and the old hospital where my husband was born, and at the other end was the statue of José de Ribera, or Jusepe, as he is called in the Valencian language.
José de Ribera was born in Xàtiva in 1591. His father was Simón Ribera, a shoemaker by trade, and his mother was Margarita Cucó. Although there are many documentary and bibliographical sources describing many aspects of Ribera's life and work, there is nothing about his childhood and youth in Xàtiva.
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