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Sfinții Ioan și Nicolae

Unknown

1850

From the collection of National Museum of Art of Romania

Classical Antiquity Religious Flower Roundel Saint

Dominant colour

Sfinții Ioan și Nicolae 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 robed men standing side by side. The man on the left wears a red and white outfit, holds a green staff, and has a serious expression. The man on the right is dressed in bright red and green robes with gold trim, holding a small book. Above them, three winged figures float in a glowing yellow circle, surrounded by red flowers and blue-green roundels with writing. The roundels have strange symbols like "MOI" and "CHEKH," which might be abbreviations or names. The bright colors and bold lines make it feel like a folk-style religious scene. Look up roundel to see how these decorative circles were used in older art.