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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]
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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 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]
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