Sorolla Museum

Sorolla Museum
Museo Sorolla
Façade of the Museum
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LocationMadrid, Spain
Coordinates40°26′8″N 3°41′33″W / 40.43556°N 3.69250°W / 40.43556; -3.69250
TypeSingle-artist museum
Official nameMuseo Sorolla
TypeNon-movable
CriteriaMonument
Designated1962
Reference no.RI-51-0001383

The Sorolla Museum (Spanish: Museo Sorolla) is a single-artist museum in Madrid, Spain, devoted to the work and life of Joaquín Sorolla and the members of his family, such as his daughter Elena.[1] The museum is located in the house that was the artist's home and workshop, which was converted into a museum after the death of his widow. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1962.[citation needed] It is one of the National Museums of Spain and it is attached to the Ministry of Culture.

The building was designed by Enrique María Repullés. The principal rooms continue to be furnished as they were during the artist's life, including Sorolla's large, well-lit studio, where the walls are filled with his canvasses. Other rooms are used as galleries to display Sorolla's paintings, while the upstairs rooms are a gallery for temporary exhibitions. In 2014, these rooms presented an exhibition of David Palacin photographs of the ballet Sorolla produced by the Spanish National Dance Company.[2]

Selected collection highlights

  • Capturing the moment
    Capturing the moment
  • Strolling along the Seashore
    Strolling along the Seashore
  • Types and Bride of Lagartera
    Types and Bride of Lagartera

See also

References

  1. ^ Borrás, Daniel (28 February 2014). "Helena Sorolla, la hija del artista" [Helena Sorolla, the Artist's Daughter]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  2. ^ "El Ballet Nacional atrapado 'Bailando Sorolla'". Europa Press. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
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