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Sf. prooroc Ilie, by Ioan Pop de la Făgăraș, unspecified, 1834

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Overview

Sf. prooroc Ilie is a 1834 unspecified by Ioan Pop de la Făgăraș, a Baroque work, depicting Composition, held at Alba Iulia Unification National Museum.

Who painted this?
Ioan Pop de la Făgăraș
When & what style?
1834 · Baroque
Where can I see it?
Alba Iulia Unification National Museum

About this work

This painting shows a dramatic scene with bright colors. A man in a red robe and crown rides a fiery chariot pulled by winged horses. Above him float two golden-haired figures with halos, while below, two men in simple clothes reach upward—one holding a staff, the other a torch. The sky is painted in swirling blues, and the ground looks flat and green. The chariot’s flames and the figures’ halos suggest this is a religious story. The bold colors and floating figures fit a style that mixes faith with emotion. Look up Romanticism to see how this painting’s drama fits a bigger art movement.

About the artist

Artist

Ioan Pop de la Făgăraș

Ioan Pop de la Făgăraș painted religious scenes in the mid-1800s, like *Încoronarea Fecioarei* (1846) and *Duminica Floriilor*.

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