Casto Plasencia

Casto Plasencia (1846–1890) was a Spanish painter.

Also recorded as Casto Plasencia y Maestro; Castro Plasencia Maestre; Casto Plasencia Maestre; Casto Plasenca Y Maestro.

Casto Plasencia in brief

Born
1846
Died
1890
Known for
painter
Place of birth
Cañizar
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Overview

Born at Cañizar in 1846, died at Madrid in 1890.

In detail

Casto Plasencia studied at Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando and Real Academia de España en Roma. Enrique Salazar y Zubia, Mateo Silvela Casado and Luis Bertodano are recorded as having studied under Casto Plasencia. the recorded working language is Spanish.

The authority associates the name with Orientalism.

Work by Casto Plasencia is recorded in the collections of Museo del Prado, Museu d'Art Jaume Morera, National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina, Museum of Fine Arts of Córdoba and Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Casto Plasencia”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q954344: Casto Plasencia

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