José del Castillo

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José del Castillo (14 October 1737,

tapestries
.

Life and work

At the age of ten, he became an assistant in the preparatory drawing classes at the

Ferdinand VI, Castillo returned with him and returned to the Academia, where he won a gold medal in 1756. Two years later, he received an official stipend to continue his studies in Rome, where he was married. After completing his studies, he went back to Madrid, travelling through Italy in the company of Juan de Villanueva
. He arrived there in 1764.

He immediately joined the

Basilica of San Francisco el Grande, Madrid. He also did some book illustrations: notably drawings for the 1780 edition of Don Quixote, which were engraved by Manuel Salvador Carmona and Fernando Selma
.

In 1785, he was named an Academician of Merit at the Academia, but failed in his efforts to become a "Painter to the King". He also sought to become Director of the tapestry factory, with the support of Count Floridablanca, but was opposed by the painter Ramón Bayeu, who had the support of Count Aranda, a court favorite. Shortly after Bayeu's death (and not long before his own), he tried again, with recommendations from several artists, but was still unsuccessful and the post was left vacant.[1]

He also did restorative work at the

Palacio del Buen Retiro
. Many of his sketches and engravings document works by other artists which have since been lost.

References

  1. ^ José Delamano, José del Castillo, Madrid Art Gallery, Online

Further reading

  • Albardonedo Freire, Antonio, "Una Nueva copia de José del Castillo de los desaparecidos frescos de Luca Giordano en el Casón del Retiro, de Madrid", Laboratorio de Arte, 20 (2008) pp. 229–251.
  • Martínez Ibarra, A., "Josef del Castillo", Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Excursiones, XLI (1933) 62-70.
  • De Sambricio, Valentin, José del Castillo, Instituto Diego Velazquez, 1958.

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