Sfinții Constantin și Elena
1850
From the collection of "Dimitrie Gusti" National Village Museum
1850
From the collection of "Dimitrie Gusti" National Village Museum
Sfinții Constantin și Elena is a 1850 by Unknown, held at "Dimitrie Gusti" National Village Museum.
Two figures stand side by side with halos and long robes. The one on the left holds a cross. The other clasps a book close to his chest. Thin lines fill every inch of the paper. This isn’t a painting—it’s a drawing done with ink or pencil. The artist used cross-hatching to build up shadows and texture in the folds of the clothing. You can see each deliberate stroke if you look closely. Check out the cross-hatching technique at the Museum of Ethnography.
