Evaristo Muñoz Estarlich (1684, Valencia – 1737, Valencia) was a Spanish

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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

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and, in addition to his artwork, was known as a dancer, theatrical performer and fencer. He moved to

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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

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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

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", both on the walls in St. John's chapel at the , and "The Apparition of

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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, 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''
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by David Vilaplana Zurita in ''La luz de las imágenes'', Vol. II, 1999. {{DEFAULTSORT:Munoz, Evaristo 1684 births 1737 deaths Painters from the Valencian Community 18th-century Spanish painters 18th-century Spanish male artists Spanish male painters Spanish Baroque painters