Dan Băjenaru is an artist. 2 works are cataloged here, principally at National Museum of Romanian History.

Dan Băjenaru had a thing for books, he’d spend hours in Bucharest’s old libraries with a sketchbook and a coffee, always drawing the faces of writers and thinkers. He had a knack for catching people mid-thought, not just sitting still for portraits. You’ll spot this best in his painting Patriarhia, where he turned a row of church leaders into something between a group photo and a quiet rebellion.

If you like faces that feel alive, tap this one: it’s like eavesdropping on a conversation from 50 years ago.