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Julia Alcayde y Montoya
Julia Alcayde y Montoya - Self Portrait.jpg
Self Portrait, 1903
Born 1885 (1885)
Gijón, Spain
Died 1939 (aged 53–54)
Madrid, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Known for Painting

Julia Alcayde y Montoya (born 1885, died 1939) was a talented Spanish painter. She was especially good at painting still life pictures and portraits. A still life is a picture of objects like fruit or flowers, and a portrait is a picture of a person.

About Her Life

Julia Alcayde y Montoya was born in 1885 in a city called Gijón in Spain. She went to school in Madrid to study art at the School of Arts and Crafts.

Julia often showed her paintings at a big art show in Spain called the National Exhibition of Fine Arts. She won several awards there! She earned third-place medals in 1892 and 1895. Later, she won second-place medals in 1899, 1912, and 1920.

Her art was even shown far away in Chicago, Illinois, USA. This was at a huge event called the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893. Her paintings were displayed in two special buildings: the Palace of Fine Arts and The Woman's Building.

Julia Alcayde y Montoya received second place awards for The Stall on My Street (left) and Fruits (right) at the Spanish National Exhibition of Fine Arts.

Julia Alcayde y Montoya passed away in 1939 in Madrid, Spain.

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