Portrait of Dr. Simarro at the Microscope

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"Portrait of Dr. Simarro at the Microscope" is an 1897 oil painting by Spanish artist Joaquín Sorolla depicting the neurologist Luis Simarro engaged in scientific research, notable for its dramatic use of light and focus on modern intellectual life.

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Portrait of Dr. Simarro at the Microscope canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oil painting ⓘ
painting ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance early example of Sorolla’s interest in contemporary intellectuals ⓘ
important work in Spanish fin-de-siècle portraiture ⓘ
artisticStyle luminist ⓘ
colorPalette predominantly dark interior with strong light accents ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Spain ⓘ
creator Joaquín Sorolla ⓘ
creatorNationality Spanish ⓘ
depicts Luis Simarro ⓘ
laboratory interior ⓘ
microscope ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ
depictsActivity microscopic observation ⓘ
depictsFieldOfStudy neuroscience ⓘ
psychiatry ⓘ
depictsObject books or papers on scientific subjects ⓘ
laboratory glassware ⓘ
depictsOccupation neurologist ⓘ
depictsPerson Luis Simarro Lacabra ⓘ
linked to: Luis Simarro
depictsTimeOfDay night or artificially lit interior ⓘ
genre portrait painting ⓘ
scientific painting ⓘ
hasArtisticTechnique loose, impressionistic brushwork ⓘ
strong chiaroscuro ⓘ
hasCulturalContext Spanish intellectual milieu of the late 19th century ⓘ
hasPerspective interior scene with focused light on figure and work area ⓘ
hasSetting scientific laboratory in Madrid ⓘ
inception 1897 ⓘ
languageOfTitle Spanish ⓘ
mainSubject modern intellectual life ⓘ
neurology ⓘ
materialUsed oil paint ⓘ
movement Impressionism ⓘ
Spanish Impressionism ⓘ
notableFor dramatic use of light ⓘ
focus on scientific work ⓘ
psychological characterization of sitter ⓘ
originalTitle Retrato del doctor Simarro al microscopio ⓘ
partOf Sorolla’s series of portraits of intellectuals ⓘ
showsViewpoint side view of sitter at work ⓘ
sitterNationality Spanish ⓘ
support canvas ⓘ
theme science and modernity ⓘ
work and study ⓘ

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Sorolla y Bastida → notableWork → Portrait of Dr. Simarro at the Microscope ⓘ
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida → notableWork → Portrait of Dr. Simarro at the Microscope ⓘ
subject linked to: Sorolla
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida → notableWork → Portrait of Dr. Simarro at the Microscope ⓘ