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Sf. Nicolae și Vasile

Unknown

1850

From the collection of National Museum of Art of Romania

Classical Antiquity Religious Flower Rare Book

Dominant colour

Sf. Nicolae și Vasile is a 1850 by Unknown, depicting Flower, held at National Museum of Art of Romania.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1850
Where can I see it?: National Museum of Art of Romania

About this work

This painting shows two men dressed in bright red robes and gold crowns. They hold small portraits of other people and stand against a dark blue background with swirling orange clouds. The men have long beards and serious faces, and the colors are flat with no shading. The small portraits they hold look like old-fashioned paintings, almost like tiny windows into another world. The bright colors and simple shapes make it feel like a story from long ago. If you like this style, look up cross-hatching next to see how artists create depth with lines.