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Sewing the Sail

Joaquín Sorolla · 1896

Sewing the Sail is a painting by the Spanish artist Joaquín Sorolla, painted in 1896. It is held by the Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Venice.

In a vine-shaded Valencian courtyard a group of fisherfolk spread an enormous white sail across their laps and stitch it, dappled sunlight falling through the leaves.

Collection
Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Venice
Medium
Oil on canvas
Source resolution
1651 × 1200 px
Rights
Public domain

Public domain — the work of Joaquín Sorolla (d. 1923) is in the public domain worldwide. Source: Wikimedia Commons .

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