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Contadina de Asís

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Contadina de Asís
ArtistJoaquín Sorolla
Year1888 (1888)
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions39.50 cm × 55.50 cm (15.55 in × 21.85 in)
LocationSorolla 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

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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

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  1. ^ "Digital Network of Collections of Museums of Spain - Contadina de Asís". Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Contadina de Asís - My Museums". Retrieved 25 November 2018.