
The Museo del Prado exhibits the painter of light's finest works
46 years ago, the Museo del Prado commemorated the birth of Joaquín
Sorolla with a memorable retrospective of his works. Today, the art
gallery, who is seeking to pay tribute to the greatest Spanish masters
of the 19th century, has organised another major exhibition on the Valentian artist.
Sorolla's light has gone down in the history of art because he was able
to give life to those things which were inert. Aside from the
naturalism of the scenes he depicts, everything inside the painting
looks even more alive, if that's possible, thanks to the light; as
though the artist were not holding a brush but instead a lens capable
of capturing the entire spectrum of colours found in the water, the sky
and people's skin, and bestowing movement on motionless objects. For
this reason when historians make reference to Sorolla they speak of
Luminism,
a technique which involves creating an image using different layers of
light, thus achieving very vibrant colours. Standing opposite many of
Sorolla's works the spectator feels physically blinded by the
paintings.
- Starting: 05/26/2009
- Ending: 09/06/2009
- Where:
Museo Nacional del Prado
- Resting day: Monday
- Ticket sales: Information, reservations and advance sales: 902 107 077 and in Advance Sales. Sales via the Web, Customer Service Centre.
- Schedule: From Tuesday to Sunday from 9:00am to 8:00pm.
- Price: Direct
ticket sales at the box office: general admission, EUR8; reduced
admission, EUR4. Advance ticket sales: individual, EUR7; groups
EUR3.50. Free admission from Tuesday to Saturday, 6pm to 8pm, and
Sunday, 5pm to 8pm.
- Bus: 9, 10, 14, 19, 27, 34, 37, 45
- Metro: Atocha (L1)/ Banco de España (L2)
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