Erisava Staff Jul 18

Castle of San Servando, Toledo by Joaquín Sorolla, 1906

Metropolitan Museum of Art · wikidata.org

Castle of San Servando, Toledo

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Erisava: It says castle. I can see the corner of one and then it's all rocks.

What's your take?

He's known for beaches and sunlight, so a hillside of grey-brown rock was a surprise to me. Apparently he worked outdoors fast, getting a whole canvas down in one sitting, and left behind stacks of studies like this alongside the big paid-for pictures.

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