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Currently, the frames listed will be only ship up to a certain size. Once the maximum size is reached, the framing option is automatically disabled.
However, if you are interested in stretching or framing a painting larger than 24x36 inches (60x90 cm), please contact one of our customer success associates or let us know in your order notes. We will send you a catalog of our large framing styles and pricing options.
Unframed rolled canvas orders will arrive rolled inside a protective tube with an extra 1.5" white canvas on all sides so you can easily frame it locally.
La Virgen María (The Virgin Mary) is a portrait painting by the artist Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida. Sorolla was a Modern Master that learned about historical and religious painting and that, at the beginning of the 20th century, changed Spanish art forever. While his commercial affluence came from big canvases with Orientalist and mythological themes, his work of the Valencia area was among the most popular images of his oeuvre. La Virgen María shows a lesser-known side of the painter, but it is still deeply rooted in his aesthetic principles.
Sorolla became part of the Escuela de Bellas Artes de San Carlos when he was only 15 years old. Young Joaquín had his upbringing by his uncle, who was an artisan. Since they were from a low-income family, Sorolla studied to be a locksmith since he was a child. Noticing the young man’s interest, his uncle gave him the green light to proceed in his studies. He also had the personal and artistic mentorship of Antonio Garcia, a respected local photographer who employed him. Later, Sorolla ended up marrying Clotílde, Antonio’s daughter.
Sorolla applied himself and started to be noticed by his masters at the Fine Arts School of San Carlos. They suggested that he send his work to art contests, and he began gaining local prizes and notoriety. Eventually, he won an excellent grant to the Spanish Academy in Rome, where he learned many oil techniques and became apt for Academic painting.
The Virgin Mary is a portrait by Joaquín Sorolla painted between 1885 and 1887, and it probably was made as an Academic exercise by the artist. During this time, while living in Rome, we see a dimension of Sorolla’s art heavily influenced by Italian art, and as such, this theme certainly borrows from the madonnas. Still, the use of black paint to depict the Virgin’s vestments is undoubtedly inspired by Velázquez and Goya, both Masters who used the color in various ways.
Mary is against a primed background. Her figure was painted realistically with a white cloth over her head, and the rest of her attire was depicted in a deep black. Contrary to the idealized versions of Renaissance, Sorolla’s Mary shows his preference for realistic principles: Mary looks like she could be any woman from the common crowd, and yet there is an enigmatic aura in her expression.
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Note that for safety reasons we can only frame up to a certain size. Once the maximum size is reached the framing option is automatically disabled.
If you are planning to frame your painting yourself, use an existing frame, or frame it locally, you may choose to order your painting with a stretching service, meaning that it will arrive mounted on wooden bars.
If you're considering not framing your painting at all, you may opt for a Gallery Wrap. The term Gallery Wrap refers to the way the canvas is stretched, which is by wrapping it around thick stretcher bars, about 1.5 inch thick, with the canvas being secured to the back rather than the sides of those bars.
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Unframed paintings are covered with a special protective film, are gently rolled and then placed inside a strong specially designed tube.
Stretched, Gallery Wrapped and Framed paintings are covered with protective bubble wrap, separated by foam board and then carefully put into the cardboard box.