Joaquin Sorolla

Sorolla tuvo entonces la oportunidad de presentar su «Visión de España», una imagen de las tierras y las gentes de su país contemplada a plena luz del sol. Intentando captar «la psicología [y] lo pintoresco de cada región», Sorolla viajó por toda España, volcando en ese proyecto toda su energía y creatividad entre 1911 y 1919.

Joaquín Sorolla was born on 27 February 1863 in Valencia, Spain. Sorolla was the eldest child born to a tradesman, also named Joaquin Sorolla, and his wife, Concepción Bastida. His sister, Concha, was born a year later. In August 1865, both children were orphaned when their parents died, possibly from cholera.