Joaquín Sorolla's Vision of Spain

Sorolla's monumental 14-painting series depicting Spain's regions, peoples, and traditions—a site-specific masterwork commissioned in 1911 and displayed permanently at the Hispanic Society.

Why go

The 14 canvases, nearly 12 feet tall and 200 feet combined length, were painted across Spain between 1912–1919 and represent Sorolla's greatest work, restored in 2006–2007. The series attracted over 2 million visitors during its 2007–2010 tour of Spain, making it the most visited exhibition in Spanish history.

What to expect

A fully renovated gallery surrounding viewers with Sorolla's monumental paintings depicting the peoples, costumes, and regional traditions of Spain. The immersive installation showcases the artist's preeminent technique and his vision of a Spain already disappearing at the turn of the 20th century.

Things to know

• Commissioned by Hispanic Society founder Archer Milton Huntington in 1911.
• Sorolla's two earlier U.S. exhibitions (1909, 1911) attracted 160,000 visitors in one month.
• Paintings were created at various Spanish locations between 1912 and 1919.
• Inaugurated at the Hispanic Society in 1926, three years after Sorolla's death.
• Restored in 2006–2007 before touring Spain, where it became the most-visited exhibition in Spanish history with over 2 million visitors.
• The fully renovated Sorolla Vision of Spain Gallery reopened in 2010.