LECTURE * SOROLLA CHILDHOOD - TBA

This LECTURE by Karla Darocas will prepare you to DISCOVER, ENJOY & APPRECIATE the works of Joaquín Sorolla featuring children.


LECTURE INCLUDES

* why childhood was a continuous theme in the works of Sorolla.

* the artistic and social trends that were in fashion at the time of Sorolla's greatest achievements

* the psychology and philosophy that drove his personal convictions

* the methods / techniques used to paint his most dynamic compositions


SLIDES INCLUDE:
  • family intimacy / painter's own children 
  • childish world of social status
  • whole world of children's tasks, games, the entertainment of the children of the more affluent classes
  • child labour / helplessness of the children of lower classes
  • illness or infant mortality

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