Sorolla was a Spanish painter born in 1863 in Valencia who specialized in portraits, landscapes, and large-scale historical works depicting people and landscapes in sunlight. As an Impressionist artist, he was known for open compositions that emphasized light and landscapes as the main subject matter, as seen in some of his most famous works such as Paseo a orillas del mar, Instántanea, Biarritz, and Jardín de la casa Sorolla.