The Provinces of Spain (Hispanic Society murals)
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The Provinces of Spain (Hispanic Society murals) is a monumental series of early 20th-century paintings by Joaquín Sorolla depicting the diverse regional cultures, landscapes, and traditions of Spain, created for the Hispanic Society of America in New York.
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| The Provinces of Spain (Hispanic Society murals) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
mural cycle
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painting series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Vision of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artForm | oil painting ⓘ |
| artist | Joaquín Sorolla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionContext | patronage of Archer Milton Huntington ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Hispanic Society of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Hispanic Society of America building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| creator | Joaquín Sorolla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Hispanic-American cultural exchange
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Spanish culture ⓘ |
| depicts |
Spain
NERFINISHED
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Spanish coastal scenes ⓘ Spanish festivals ⓘ Spanish folk costumes ⓘ Spanish landscapes ⓘ Spanish peasant life ⓘ Spanish provinces ⓘ Spanish regional cultures ⓘ Spanish religious processions ⓘ Spanish rural scenes ⓘ Spanish traditions ⓘ |
| displayedIn | Hispanic Society of America main gallery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1919 ⓘ |
| genre |
costumbrismo
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landscape painting ⓘ regionalist art ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
American public
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scholars of Hispanic culture ⓘ |
| languageOfContext | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
New York City
NERFINISHED
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New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Hispanic Society of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| movement |
Impressionism
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Luminism ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Joaquín Sorolla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to decorate the Hispanic Society of America
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to represent the diversity of Spain ⓘ |
| scale | monumental ⓘ |
| significance |
major work in Sorolla’s career
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one of the most important visual surveys of early 20th-century Spain ⓘ |
| startTime | 1909 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | ethnographic representation of Spain ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| useOfColor | vivid ⓘ |
| useOfLight | strong natural light effects ⓘ |
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