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Joaquín Sorolla / Contadina de Asís

Contadina de Asís

1888 · Oil on canvas

A peasant woman from Assisi is portrayed in traditional dress, painted during Sorolla's travels in Italy.

LocationMadrid, Spain
Genreportrait
Dimensions39.5 × 55.5 cm

Why it matters

A peasant woman in a red headscarf and bodice stands in a landscape full of vegetation and poppies, turning her head slightly. Sorolla painted her in Assisi, in bright natural colours with easy brushwork.

Did you know?

  • It was painted in 1888.
  • She wears a white blouse under a red bodice.
  • It is in the Sorolla Museum in Madrid.

Based on the Wikipedia article Contadina de Asís (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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