Apostolul Matei
1773
From the collection of "Dimitrie Gusti" National Village Museum
1773
From the collection of "Dimitrie Gusti" National Village Museum
Apostolul Matei is a 1773 by Unknown, a Romanticism work, depicting Apostl, held at "Dimitrie Gusti" National Village Museum.
This painting shows a bearded man in a red robe and green cloak, holding a small book with strange symbols inside. His face is framed by a golden circle, and his hair and beard are dark. The background is blue with gold letters at the top and bottom. The book he holds looks like a special kind of religious text, often called an evangeliary. The bright colors and simple shapes are typical of older Eastern European religious art. Look up evangeliary to see how these books were used in churches.
