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Adormirea Maicii Domnului, by Nicolae Zugrav, unspecified, 1787

Adormirea Maicii Domnului

Nicolae Zugrav

1787

unspecified

From the collection of National Museum of Transylvanian History

Dominant colour

Overview

Adormirea Maicii Domnului is a 1787 unspecified by Nicolae Zugrav, a Byzantine icon painting work, held at National Museum of Transylvanian History.

Who painted this?
Nicolae Zugrav
When & what style?
1787 · Byzantine icon painting
Where can I see it?
National Museum of Transylvanian History

About this work

This painting shows a group of people gathered around a coffin. One person is lying inside, dressed in dark clothes, while others stand or kneel around them, looking serious. Behind them, a simple village with houses and a church is painted in bright, flat colors. The scene looks like a funeral, with the text at the top written in an old script. The people’s faces are simple and stylized, not very detailed, but their expressions show sadness. If you’re curious about this kind of old-style painting, look up chiaroscuro.

About the artist

Artist

Nicolae Zugrav

Nicolae Zugrav painted religious scenes, mostly on wood, in the late 1700s. His works in this set include Sfântul Nicolae, Adormirea Maicii Domnului from 1787, and Sfântul Ioan Botezătorul. The figures wear draped…

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