NIS-Gold2-ep.14 - Sorolla

Notes in Spanish Gold by Ben Curtis and Marina Diez, Notes in Spanish

Dec 5, 201221:52Education

Ben and Marina discuss the little-known Spanish painter Joaquin Sorrolla, his wonderful museum-house in Madrid, and his luminous life and work. Get the worksheets at

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