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Boy with a ball
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Joaquín Sorolla painted a boy playing with a ball in the Spanish sunlight. The child's carefree movement captures the joy of play. Sorolla was a master at rendering Mediterranean light and the vitality of youth.
The Spanish artist's luminous technique made everyday subjects seem to glow from within. This work hangs at the Museu de Belles Arts de València.
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Joaquín Sorolla, the Spanish painter known for sunlit scenes of Mediterranean life You can see it at Museu de Belles Arts de València, Valencia.
You can see it at Museu de Belles Arts de València, Valencia in Valencia, Spain. Joaquín Sorolla created it. The child's carefree movement captures the joy of play.
Sorolla painted extensively on the beaches of Valencia, his home city. His images of children playing in surf and sunlight are among the most joyful works of Spanish Impressionism.
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