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Religious and political aspects portraits of Stephen the Great and his family (fresco, miniature and embroidery)


Laura Turcan, religious and political aspects portraits of Stephen the Great and his family (fresco, miniature and embroidery)

This study examines some of the portraits of Stephen the Great, votive frescoes painted on churches and also posed miniatures and embroideries. We will show the pictures of Prince highlights the importance of political greatness and his personal pride, and religious attitude. All this can be read in the chronicles and chronicles not only the weather but also frescoes, miniatures and embroideries era, which in turn are loyal documents, bearing a strong imprint of religious and political current affairs of the Moldovan society of that time. Portraits founders are also the first Romanian original artistic events free and made by local painters. Certainly the manner in which they have painted frescoes and icons founders is similar, but they have not forgotten to play pictorial uniqueness of each.

Keywords: Stefan cel Mare, portraits, icons, thumbnails, votive paintings, miniature, embroidery

 

LAURA TURCAN