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JoaquĆ­n Sorolla

Spanish painter
Also known as: JoaquĆ­n Sorolla y Bastida
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JoaquĆ­n Sorolla (born February 27, 1863, Valencia, Spainā€”died August 10, 1923, Cercedilla) was a Spanish painter whose style was a variant of Impressionism and whose best works, painted in the open air, vividly portray the sunny seacoast of Valencia. Sorolla was from a poor family and was orphaned at age two. He displayed an early talent and was admitted to the Academy of San Carlos in Valencia at age 15. After further studies in Rome...

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