Evaristo Muñoz Estarlich (1684 in
Valencia
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– 1737 in Valencia) was a Spanish
Baroque
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painter; a follower of the decorative style introduced to Valencia by
Antonio Palomino. Some sources give his year of birth as 1671.
Biography
He studied with
Juan Conchillos and, in addition to his artwork, was known as a dancer, theatrical performer and
fencer.
He moved to
Palma de Mallorca
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in 1709 to paint the
communion chapel at the and married a woman who said she was a widow of someone who had been taken captive in
Algiers
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, which nullified their marriage. When the husband appeared, he had to return to Valencia, and served as a soldier along the way, although he continued to paint. Once again, he was offered marriage by a woman who said her husband had died in Sicily, but this time he was more cautious. He finally married María Teresa Llacer, a young woman who survived him by fifty years.
After that marriage, he settled permanently in Valencia, dedicating himself to painting and teaching, for which he maintained a private drawing school at his home. The well known artists who took classes at his school include
Ignacio Vergara, and
Cristóbal Valero.
His works were numerous, although many have not survived. Those that have include depictions of "The Banquet of
Wenceslaus of Luxembourg" and "The Martyrdom of
St. John of Nepomuk", both on the walls in St. John's chapel at the , and "The Apparition of
St. Augustine and
St. Thomas Aquinas", in the collection of the
Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia
Four canvases depicting the childhood of Jesus, which were deposited at the Museum during the
Confiscation
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, were restored in 2010 and have been attributed to him. They were originally believed to be the work of
Luca Giordano.
[Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia, ''Evaristo Muñoz (1684-1737): obra recuperada'']
Online
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References
External links
by David Vilaplana Zurita in ''La luz de las imágenes'', Vol. II, 1999.
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1684 births
1737 deaths
Painters from the Valencian Community
18th-century Spanish painters
18th-century Spanish male artists
Spanish male painters
Spanish Baroque painters