Carolina del Castillo Díaz
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Carolina del Castillo Díaz | |
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 Carolina del Castillo Díaz, 1926 | |
| Born | Carolina del Castillo y Díaz 3 July 1867 Gijón, Asturias, Spain |
| Died | 24 October 1933 (aged 66) Gijón, Asturias, Spain |
| Other names | Carolina del Castillo, Krol-Ina |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Spouse | Gonzalo del Campo y del Castillo (m. 1890–) |
| Children | 6 |
| Father | Justo del Castillo Quintana |
Carolina del Castillo Díaz (3 July 1867 – 24 October 1933) was a Spanish painter.[1] In the 20th-century she was one of the earliest noted female painters in Asturias.[2] She is known for her oil paintings of landscapes, portraits, still lifes, nudes, and interior scenes. She also used the pseudonym Krol-Ina.[3]
Biography
[edit]Carolina del Castillo Díaz was born on 3 July 1867, in Gijón, Asturias, Spain.[4][3] She was the daughter of Carolina Díaz de Calderón y Cifuentes, and industrial engineer Justo del Castillo Quintana.[2] At a young age she took an interest in making art.[5]
She married a military doctor named Gonzalo del Campo y del Castillo on 28 July 1890, with whom she had six children. After the death of two of her children, she decided to learn to formally paint.[2][5] She was a student of José Nicolau Huguet and Cecilio Plá y Gallardo in Madrid.[1][2][5][6]
She is known for her oil paintings of landscapes, still lifes, portraits (particularly of children), nudes, and interior scenes.[2] Her painting "The Soul of the House", received an honorable mention in 1908 at the Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes, an honorable mention in 1909 at the Hispano-French Exhibition in Zaragoza, and received a third-place medal in 1909 at the Galician Regional Exhibition in Santiago de Compostela.[1]
She died on 24 October 1933, at her home in the Jove neighborhood of Gijón.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Castillo y Diaz, Carolina". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford University Press. 31 October 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00033673. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f "Carolina del Castillo Díaz". Real Academia de la Historia (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ a b Pintores Asturianos (in Spanish). Vol. 10. Banco Herrero. 1974. p. 156 – via Google Books.
- ^ Villar, Julia Barroso (1989). La Sociedad en la Pintura Tradicional Asturiana: Museo de Bellas Artes de Asturias (in Spanish). Servicio de Publicaciones del Principado de Asturias. p. 20. ISBN 978-84-86795-52-8 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c "Carolina Castillo y Díaz (Sra. de Campo)". Asociación Española de Pintores y Escultores (in Spanish). 3 July 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ "Cecilio Pla and his Pupils in the Painter's Studio Celebrating Jesús Valverde's 'Alternative', Given by Gabriel Morcillo". Museo Nacional del Prado.