Sorolla Museo, My Birthday!, and Museo del Prado June 15th, 16th and 17th

Hola todos!

Tuesday we went to an art museum of Joaquín Sorolla, a famous artist from Valencia who was famous for his expressionist and impressionist artwork. The museum is actually his home in Madrid which was converted to a Museum in the late 20^th century. His subjects include the beach and the common people of Spain, represented in his mural of the different provinces of Spain.



http://museosorolla.mcu.es/

Wednesday the whole group got together to celebrate my 20th birthday! They surprised me with a cake too! Thanks guys

Afterwards, on Thursday the Civilization class visited el Meseo del Prado once more to see the work of Francisco de Goya. Goya was a court painter during the 18th and early nineteenth centuries. He painted portraits for Carlos IV and his father Carlos III. It was interesting to see the evolution of his work, especially the subjects because he ended in a drastically different place than where he started. His early years were filled with playful, youthful paintings while his later years chronicled the French invasion and other dark subjects that satirized society.