Contadina de Asís
| Contadina de Asís | |
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| Artist | Joaquín Sorolla |
| Year | 1888 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 39.50 cm × 55.50 cm (15.55 in × 21.85 in) |
| Location | Sorolla Museum, Madrid |
Contadina de Asís is an 1888 oil-on-canvas painting by the Spanish painter Joaquín Sorolla, from 1888. It is part of the collection of the Sorolla Museum, in Madrid.
Description
[edit]It was painted in 1888, at a small town of Assisi in Italy, after the retirement of the painter. He always wanted to paint natural and realistic beauty.[1] It is a feminine portrait of a peasant woman standing in a landscape full of vegetation and dotted with poppies. The woman appears to be slightly turning her head to the right. She wears a red scarf, which covers her head and is knotted at the nape of her neck, and a matching red bodice over a white blouse.[2]
The painting uses bright natural colours with an ease of brush work.
References
[edit]- ^ "Digital Network of Collections of Museums of Spain - Contadina de Asís". Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Contadina de Asís - My Museums". Retrieved 25 November 2018.
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