Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra | |
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Born | |
Died | 2 February 1668 | (aged 51)
Nationality | Spanish |
Known for | painting, sculpture |
Movement | Baroque |
Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra (10 July 1616 – 2 February 1668 [1]) was a Spanish Baroque painter, sculptor, and poet. [2]
Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra was born at Córdoba, Spain.
He trained in painting under his father Agustín del Castillo, and after his death by a little-known religious painter named Ignacio Aedo Calderón from 1631 to 1634. [3] Later he was taught in Seville by Francisco de Zurbarán and by his uncle Juan del Castillo, who was also teacher of Cano, Murillo and De Moya. [4] In 1635 he returned to Córdoba, [5] where he painted frescoes and oil paintings (such as those in the church of Santa Marina). [6]
He died at Córdoba in 1668.