1867
From the collection of National Museum of Art of Romania
Unirea Principatelor is a 1867 by Nicolae Grigorescu, held at National Museum of Art of Romania.
This painting shows three figures in a dim, earthy setting. At the center, a woman in a white headscarf kneels, her hands raised as if in prayer or surprise. Behind her, another woman in a red robe floats upward with outstretched arms, her wings blurred like smoke. A man stands to the left, his face turned toward them, dressed in simple dark clothes. The floating woman’s wings and lifted pose suggest she might be an angel or a heavenly figure. The brushstrokes are thick and rough, giving the scene a dreamy, almost unfinished look. Next, look up impasto to see how artists use thick paint like this.
Nicolae Grigorescu was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting. He is considered by Romanians the greatest Romanian painter, and one of the founders of modern Romanian art. He is most known for paintings…
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