Manuel Antonio Caro Olavarría | |
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| Born | 3 June 1835 Ancud |
| Died | 14 July 1903 (aged 68) Valparaíso |
| Nationality | Chilean |
| Other names | Manuel Antonio Caro Olavarría |
| Education | Padres Franceses de Valparaíso; Academia de Pintura; École des Beaux-Arts, Paris |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Years active | 1859-1903 |
Manuel Antonio Caro Olavarría (born Manuel Antonio Caro Olavarría) (June 3, 1835 – July 14, 1903) was a Chilean painter[1] and is classed among Chile's best-loved artists.[2] The son of Victorino Caro y Cárcamo and Asunción de Olavarría y Sierpe, he was named Caro Olavarría.[3] The first Chilean student to attend the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, Caro's body of work included portraits and scenes of everyday life, and earned him high honors and international recognition.
- ^ Manuel Antonio Caro, portaldearte.cl. Accessed 2012-12-22. (in Spanish) (Google translate)
- ^ Manuel Antonio Caro, Relics and Selves, Birkbeck College, London, bbk.ac.uk. Accessed 2012-12-22.
- ^ Luis Álvarez Urquieta, Boletín de la Academia Chilena de la Historia, Vol. 14, 1940, p. 65.