Pârvu Mutu (''Pârvu the Mute'', nickname of ''Pârvu Pârvescu''; 1657–1735) was a

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ist and church painter. He was born in the town of

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as the sixth son of the

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priest Ioan Pârvescu, and began his career as a church painter at the age of 12. He lived some 40 years in

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, returning to Wallachia in 1702. In 1718 he retired to the , the place where he died. Pârvu Mutu painted in

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style the interiors of churches in Mărgineni,

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, Călinești, , Fiindenii Doamnei, Colțea, Bordești,

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, and the New St. George Church in Bucharest. Many of his works were commissioned by the

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. He is mostly remembered for his portraits and his frescoes of church founders.

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* 1657 births 1735 deaths People from Câmpulung Romanian muralists Fresco painters Members of the Romanian Orthodox Church {{Romania-painter-stub