It's revarnishing day in the paintings conservation studio! Peek into the process as Kendall treats a painting by Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida. Varnishing is an important step to ensure a painting is protected. 📍 See the finished painting now at the Getty Center in the West Pavilion Gallery W205 | Getty

Peek into the paintings conservation studio where Kendall is treating this painting by Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida. She is removing yellowing varnish so that the tender scene of a Roma mother and daughter can be enjoyed as the artist intended. If he were alive today, he'd be turning 160! Happy Birthday, Sorolla! 🖼 Pepilla and her Daughter, 1910, Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida. Getty Museum | Getty

Claude Monet called Joaquín Sorolla the “Master of Light.” Imagine if Sorolla had secretly left behind a step-by-step manual showing you how to recreate his incredible techniques for depicting light and emotion. It would be one of the biggest breakthroughs in art history. Though little is documented about Sorolla's techniques, artist Thomas Jefferson Kitts has made it his life's mission to discover those techniques through observation and experimentation. Kitts has spent endless hours breaking d

Why did the 'Master of Light' paint such a gloomy image? 🤔 Join Ed as we take a closer look at Joaquín Sorolla's 'The Drunkard, Zarauz'. | National Gallery

🖼️ Un Sorolla perdido… estaba a la vista. ‘La Chata’, de Joaquín Sorolla, desaparecida desde los años 70, ha sido localizada en el Palacio de Liria @palaciodeliria tras aparecer en una exposición pública. No estaba en el extranjero ni oculta: simplemente nadie la había identificado durante décadas. El arte vuelve a casa. Las preguntas sobre cómo se “perdió” siguen ahí. 🎨🔍 . .#noticias #sorolla | La 8 Mediterráneo