Manuel Antonio Caro OlavarrÃa (born Manuel Antonio Caro OlavarrÃa) (June 3, 1835 – July 14, 1903) was a Chilean painter and is classed among Chile's best-loved artists.
The son of Victorino Caro y Cárcamo and Asunción de OlavarrÃa y Sierpe, he was named Caro OlavarrÃa.
The first Chilean student to attend the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, Caro's body of work included portraits and scenes of everyday life, and earned him high honors and international recognition.