Sebastián Muñoz (painter)

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Self-portrait (date unknown)
Queen Marie Louise, Lying in State

Sebastián Muñoz (c.1654, Casarrubios del Monte - 20 March 1690, Madrid) was a Spanish Baroque painter.

Life and work

In 1670, he became an apprentice in the workshop of Hipólito de Torres [es].[1] By January 1680, he was in Madrid, assisting Claudio Coello with decorations to celebrate the arrival of Marie Louise d'Orléans, the new wife of King Charles II. He used the money that he earned to go to Italy.[2] Later that year, he joined with expatriate Spanish painters in petitioning the King to establish a Spanish painting academy in Rome. While there, he apparently studied with Carlo Maratta. On his return to Spain, he stopped in Zaragoza, where he once again served as an assistant to Coello, painting frescoes in the Iglesia de la Mantería [es].

Back in Madrid, in 1686, he worked at the Royal Alcázar, where he painted the ceiling of the Queen's room with a scene from Orlando Furioso. Only a preparatory sketch has survived.[3] Elsewhere in the palace, he created a scene from the mythological story of Psyche and Cupid, which earned him an appointment as court painter. It has since been lost. In 1689, he painted the Queen's funeral for the Convento del Carmen Calzado. It is said that the monks didn't recognize the Queen as portrayed, so Muñoz had to place her portrait in a medallion, supported by angels.[2]

At the

Martyrdom of Saint Andrew" was left unfinished at the parish church in his hometown. It was later completed by Francisco Ignacio Ruiz de la Iglesia [es
], who made an effort to preserve Muñoz' style throughout.

References

  1. ISBN 84-7392-477-0
  2. ^
    ISBN 84-03-88005-7
    .
  3. ^ Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., El dibujo español de los siglos de oro, Madrid, Sala de exposiciones del palacio de bibliotecas y museos, 1980

Further reading

  • Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E. (1992). Pintura barroca en España 1600-1750. Madrid : Ediciones Cátedra.
    ISBN 84-376-0994-1
    .

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