Sfântul Ioan Botezătorul
From the collection of National Museum of Transylvanian History
From the collection of National Museum of Transylvanian History
Sfântul Ioan Botezătorul is a work by Nicolae Zugrav, held at National Museum of Transylvanian History.
This is a worn wooden panel with faded marks where paint or drawing once was. The wood shows cracks, dark stains, and signs of age. A small paper label with red borders is glued near the center, with handwritten text that’s hard to read. The label hints this might be a religious drawing, though the image itself is mostly gone. The wood’s rough texture and faded spots suggest it’s very old. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists create shading with lines.
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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