Manuel Antonio Caro
Manuel Antonio Caro Olavarría (born June 3, 1835 in Ancud , † July 14, 1903 in Valparaíso ) was a Chilean painter .
life and work
Caro came from a wealthy family and initially wanted to be a businessman. During a lengthy illness that tied him to bed, he discovered his love for the visual arts. At the insistence of his father, he went to Paris in 1859 , where he befriended Pablo César Gariot, who trained him in portrait painting and whom he helped with a decoration assignment in the Palais des Tuileries .
In 1865 he was admitted - as the first Chilean student - to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In 1866 he returned to his hometown, where he opened a studio in the Plaza de la Matriz in Valparaiso.
Caro's works, especially oil paintings in academic style , dealt with portraits , with themes from Chilean history or they represented the customs of the country or urban society of the 19th century. He became famous with his painting The Zamacueca , a colorful one folk dance scene that gave Chile its identity.
literature
- Pedro Pablo Figuero: Diccionari Biogáfico de Chile , Tomo I – II, 1897, p. 176
- Antonio R. Romera : Historia de la Pintura Chilena , 1951, p. 388
Web links
- Biography Manuel Antonio Caro Olavarría. Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Santiago de Chile, Retrieved March 25, 2010 (Spanish).
- Commons : Manuel Antonio Caro - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Valparaíso is also mentioned as the place of birth.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Caro, Manuel Antonio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chilean painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 3, 1835 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ancud , Chile |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 14, 1903 |
| Place of death | Valparaíso , Chile |