Exhibition of Joaquín Sorolla in the Prado Museum Madrid

It was about time the Prado Museum paid tribute to one of the great masters of Spanish painting of the nineteenth century. At last, the Prado will host the first anthological Sorolla exhibition. With over one hundred paintings, until now there has never been celebrated such an important exhibition of this Valencian painter. There will be a tour of his work including fourteen canvases of the ‘Vision of Spain’ painted for the Hispanic Society of America of New York.

From May 26th to September 6th people in Madrid have a great opportunity to enjoy these colossal and beautiful pieces. After the presentation in the Spanish capital, the paintings will travel back to Valencia, where they will be exhibited at the `Centro Cultural Bancaja´. The exhibition is titled ‘Visiones de España’ (Visions of Spain).

The most representative works of the exhibition are: ‘El palmeral’ (Elche), ‘La Pesca del Atún’ de Ayamonte (Huelva), ‘La fiesta del pan’ (Castilla), ‘Las grupas’ (Valencia), ‘Semana Santa: Los Nazarenos’ (Sevilla), ‘El encierro’ (Andalucía), ‘Los toreros’ (Sevilla), ‘Chicos en la playa’ or ‘Aún dicen que el pescado es caro’.

The canvases were commissioned by the founder of the Hispanic Society, Archer Milton Huntington, who was a great lover of Spanish and Latin American culture. He created the Foundation to disseminate them. This was the way Joaquín Sorolla painted between 1912 and 1919, 14 huge murals (3.5 meter high x 60 wide) that represent different typical activities or festival of many Spanish regions.

Thanks to the expansion of the Prado Museum, people can see the best paintings of the nineteenth century that will be placed in the new temporary exhibition rooms. Besides the hundreds of works by Sorolla y Bastida, they will also display paintings by Goya, Vicente López, Jose and Federico de Madrazo, Francisco Pradilla, Mariano Fortuna, Pinazo or Antonio Muñoz Degrain.

This exhibition will be a huge hit. Do not miss the best of  Sorolla and Spanish painting at the Prado Museum and buy your tickets now. Rent apartments in Madrid to have the best accommodation.

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