Domingo Muñoz Cuesta (1850, Madrid - 9 August 1935, Madrid) was a Spanish painter and illustrator; best known for genre scenes and historical period pieces, focusing on military themes.
Biography Cuesta received his artistic instruction at the " Special School of Painting, Sculpture and Engraving", a satellite school of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. His primary instructor there was Francisco Domingo Marqués."Muñoz Cuesta, Domingo (1850-1935)", Biblioteca Nacional de España, Online During the 1880s, he studied at various schools in Rome.
His first public works were his caricatures drawn for (1876) and his drawings for and La Ilustración Española y Americana. He won an award in a contest sponsored by the latter.Ossorio y Bernard, Manuel, "Muñoz (D. Domingo)", Galería biográfica de artistas españoles del siglo XIX, Madrid: Imprenta de Moreno y Rojas, 1883/84
Later, he participated in exhibits at the "Sociedad La Acuarela" (watercolors), Círculo de Bellas Artesand, at the Hernández Galleries. He also did illustrations for the edition of Gil Blas de Santillana, published by the Casa Editorial La Maravilla.
He was married to the painter, María Luisa de la Riva."Notas de Arte", obituary in Online
References
Further reading "El pintor Domingo Muñoz ha fallecido" (obituary) Heraldo de Madrid, 9 January 1935 Online
External links
More works by Muñoz @ ArtNet