His later paintings in particular were the first major works to exploit the visual effects produced by surface texture. How?
Rembrandt
Sorolla was not the only major painter in Spain around 1900. Here are some major works from Simonet, from 1887 to 1899.
Introduction to a series explaining the history of oil paint, effects on techniques, hence on paintings themselves.
An unusually moral story of the classical gods; superb paintings by Rubens, Rembrandt, Elsheimer, and others.
How Rembrandt’s uses lighting to enhance and add to his narrative, and how one of his greatest paintings got cut up and went to Sweden.
Painting a literary narrative, by Rembrandt, John Martin, and Washington Allston.
The strongest and most moving narrative can be the simplest: one woman and one dagger.
We still associate brushmarks with sketchiness, speed of painting, spontaneity, bravura, and panache – and smooth paint surfaces, assembled from multiple layers and glazes, as being heartless mechanical essays in technique.
A glance through some of the unofficial history of visible brushstrokes and other painter’s marks.
The availability and use of modern pigments was a major factor in determining Impressionist painting style.
