Pârvu Mutu
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Pârvu Mutu (Pârvu the Mute, nickname of Pârvu Pârvescu; 1657–1735) was a Wallachian Romanian muralist and church painter.
He was born in the town of Câmpulung as the sixth son of the Orthodox priest Ioan Pârvescu, and began his career as a church painter at the age of 12. He lived some 40 years in Moldavia, returning to Wallachia in 1702. In 1718 he retired to the , the place where he died.
Pârvu Mutu painted in fresco style the interiors of churches in Mărgineni, , Cotroceni, , , Fiindenii Doamnei, , Bordeşti, Filipeştii de Pădure and the church in Bucharest. Many of his works were commissioned by the Cantacuzino family.
He is mostly remembered for his portraits and his frescoes of church founders.
References[]
- Brodner, Raluca (2017-02-04). "Pârvu Mutu, pictorul de curte al Cantacuzinilor". Ziarul Lumina (in Romanian). Retrieved 2020-10-24.
Categories:
- 1657 births
- 1735 deaths
- Fresco painters
- Members of the Romanian Orthodox Church
- People from Câmpulung
- Romanian muralists
- Romanian artist stubs
- European painter stubs