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semiosphere: romanian
religious painting, an
Aninoasa monastery, Pârvu Mutu and Dima, Mihai and Badea zographers,
17th century, remodeled in 1722-1730
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/detalii/ro/monument
interplay of byzantine and
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popular traditions

a visual essay
I

Tismana monastery, built in the 14th century, pronaos painted in 1564,

naos and altar painted in 1732, second layer of painting applied in pronaos in solinvictus press 2011
1766
 Princely court church, Curtea de Argeş, 14th century
amfostacolo.ro/poze-fotoimpresii.php?regiune=muntenia-oltenia-...
 Princely court
church, Curtea de
Argeş, 14th
century
amfostacolo.ro/po
ze-
fotoimpresii.php?r
egiune=muntenia-
oltenia-...
Princely court church, Curtea de Argeş, 14th century
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/detalii/r
o/Biserica%20Sf.%20Nicolae%20-%20Domnesc%20/3494
Princely court church, Curtea de Argeş, 14th century
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/detali
i/ro/Biserica%20Sf.%20Nicolae%20-%20Domnesc%20/3494
 Cotmeana monastery, the old
church, 14th century
www.galeriafoto.com/photos/sh
owphoto.php/photo/90566/si/TE
I
 St Elijah church, Şcheia, 1488
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/detalii/ro/Biserica%20Sf.%20Ilie%20/18075
Moldoviţa monastery, Annunciation church, 16th century
 Bucovăţ (Coşuna) monastery, 16th century
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/detalii/ro/Manastirea%20Bucovat%20Cos
una/10099
 Bucovăţ (Coşuna) monastery, 16th century
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/detalii/ro/Manastirea%20Bucovat%20Cos
una/10099
Bucovăţ (Coşuna) monastery, 16th century
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/
detalii/ro/Manastirea%20Bucovat%20Cosuna/10099
Zographer Toma from Suceava and
his team, Dormition (Assumption)
church, Humor monastery, 16th
century
Zographer Toma from Suceava and his team, Dormition (Assumption) church, Humor monastery, 16th century
picasaweb.google.com/marianbohus/Concediu2008
Snagov monastery, 16th century frescos
Snagov monastery,
16th century fresco
St Nicholas church, Căluiu monastery,
16th century
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.p
hp/monumente/detalii/ro/Biserica%20Sf.%
20Nicolae%20/15439/15438
 St Nicolas church, Căluiu monastery, 16th century
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/detalii/ro/Biserica%20Sf.%20Nicolae%20/15439/15438
St Nicholas church, Căluiu monastery, 16th century
St Nicholas church, Căluiu monastery, 16th century
St Nicholas church,
Căluiu monastery,
16th century
St Nicholas church,
Căluiu monastery,
16th century
Tismana monastery, built in the 14th century, pronaos painted in 1564, naos and altar painted in 1732, second layer of painting
applied in pronaos in 1766 amfostacolo.ro/romania-pareri,15/alte-locuri,95,1249/manastiri...
Tismana monastery,
built in the 14th
century, pronaos
painted in 1564,
naos and altar
painted in 1732,
second layer of
painting applied in
pronaos in 1766,
photo Ţetcu Mircea
Rareş
Tismana
monastery, built
in the 14th
century, pronaos
painted in 1564,
naos and altar
painted in 1732,
second layer of
painting applied
in pronaos in
1766
Suceviţa
Sofronie and Ion zographers, Suceviţa monastery, Resurrection church, 16th century
A later zographer, Suceviţa monastery, Resurrection church
picasaweb.google.com/marianbohus/Concediu2008
A later zographer, Suceviţa monastery, Resurrection church
picasaweb.google.com/marianbohus/Concediu2008
Hlincea
monastery,16th-
17th centuries
http://www.monu
menteromania.r
o/index.php/mon
umente/detalii/ro
/Biserica%20Sf.
%20Gheorghe%
20/12906
Dragomirna monastery, Popa Crăciun Mătieş, Popa Ignat and Gregorie zographers, early 17th century
 Dormition church (the old church), Cândeşti, 1650
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/detalii/ro/Biserica%20veche%20Adormire
a%20Maicii%20Domnului%20/6561
 Dormition church (the old church), Cândeşti, 1650
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/detalii/ro/Biserica%20veche%20Adormire
a%20Maicii%20Domnului%20/6561
 Dormition church (the old church), Cândeşti, 1650
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/detalii/ro/Biserica%20veche%20Adormire
a%20Maicii%20Domnului%20/6561
Dormition church (the old church), Cândeşti,
1650
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/mon
umente/detalii/ro/Biserica%20veche%20Adormire
a%20Maicii%20Domnului%20/6561
Grămeşti
wood
church,
1664
Detail, Grămeşti
wood church,
1664
Stroe from Târgovişte zographer, Arnota monastery, 17th century (pronaos retouched in the early 18th century by
Ioanichie sin Preda zographer) http://www.flickr.com/photos/norida/tags/olteniadesubmunte
Holy Trinity church (Goleşti court), Goleşti,
built in 1646
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php
/monumente/detalii/ro/Biserica%20Sf.%20Tr
eime/3587
Topolniţa
monastery,
painted in 1673
by Gregory
”Greek” and
Dimna
Topolniţa monastery, painted in 1673 by Gregory ”Greek” and Dimna
Topolniţa monastery, painted in 1673 by Gregory ”Greek” and Dimna
Topolniţa
monastery,
painted in 1673
by Gregory
”Greek” and
Dimna
http://www.flickr.c
om/photos/derzel
as/4313788724/
Sinaia monastery, the old church, built in the
17th century
www.umblarici.ro/2009/09/20/biserica-veche-
de-la-manastirea-si...
Aninoasa monastery, Pârvu Mutu and Dima, Mihai and Badea zographers, 17th century, remodeled in 1722-1730
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/detalii/ro/monument/3199
Aninoasa monastery, Pârvu Mutu and Dima, Mihai and Badea zographers, 17th century, remodeled in 1722-1730
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/detalii/ro/monument/3199
Aninoasa monastery, Pârvu Mutu and Dima, Mihai and Badea zographers, 17th century, remodeled in 1722-1730
amfostacolo.ro/poze-fotoimpresii.php?tara=romania&tid=15&p=730...
Aninoasa monastery, Pârvu Mutu and Dima, Mihai and Badea zographers, 17th century, remodeled in 1722-1730
amfostacolo.ro/poze-fotoimpresii.php?tara=romania&tid=15&p=730...
Aninoasa monastery,
Pârvu Mutu and Dima,
Mihai and Badea
zographers, 17th
century, remodeled in
1722-1730
amfostacolo.ro/poze-
fotoimpresii.php?tara=ro
mania&tid=15&p=730...
Aninoasa monastery, Pârvu Mutu and Dima,
Mihai and Badea zographers, 17th century,
remodeled in 1722-1730
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/mon
umente/detalii/ro/monument/3199
Aninoasa monastery, Pârvu Mutu and Dima, Mihai and Badea zographers, 17th century, remodeled in 1722-1730
http://povesteazilei.blogspot.com/2010/12/hora-de-la-aninoasa.html
Constantin Ioan, Andrei, Stan, Neagoe and Ichim zographers, Hurezi monastery, 1690-1693
http://www.flickr.com/photos/norida/tags/olteniadesubmunte
Constantin Ioan,
Andrei, Stan,
Neagoe and
Ichim
zographers,
Hurezi
monastery, 1690-
1693
http://www.flickr.c
om/photos/norida
/tags/olteniadesu
bmunte
Constantin Ioan, Andrei, Stan, Neagoe and Ichim zographers, Hurezi monastery, 1690-1693
http://www.flickr.com/photos/norida/tags/olteniadesubmunte
Constantin Ioan, Andrei, Stan, Neagoe and Ichim zographers, Hurezi monastery, 1690-1693
http://www.flickr.com/photos/norida/tags/olteniadesubmunte
Constantin Ioan, Andrei, Stan, Neagoe and Ichim zographers, Hurezi monastery, 1690-1693
http://www.flickr.com/photos/norida/tags/olteniadesubmunte
Constantin Ioan, Andrei, Stan, Neagoe and Ichim zographers, Hurezi monastery, 1690-1693
http://www.flickr.com/photos/norida/tags/olteniadesubmunte
Constantin Ioan, Andrei, Stan, Neagoe and Ichim zographers, Hurezi monastery, 1690-1693
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cod_gabriel/5376800552/in/photostream/
Constantin Ioan, Andrei, Stan, Neagoe and Ichim zographers, Hurezi monastery, 1690-1693
http://www.flickr.com/photos/norida/tags/olteniadesubmunte
Constantin Ioan, Andrei, Stan, Neagoe and Ichim zographers, Hurezi monastery, 1690-1693
savalaura.blogspot.com/2008/07/sfanta-manastire-horezu.html
Constantin Ioan, Andrei, Stan, Neagoe and Ichim zographers, Hurezi monastery, 1690-1693 http://www.flickr.com/photos/norida/tags/olteniadesubmunte
Surpatele monastery, 18th century
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.ph
p/monumente/detalii/ro/Biserica%20Sf.%20
Arhangheli%20si%20Sf.%20Treime/19318/
19317
Surpatele monastery, 18th century http://www.flickr.com/photos/norida/tags/olteniadesubmunte
Surpatele
monastery, 18th
century
http://www.monu
menteromania.r
o/index.php/mon
umente/detalii/ro
/Biserica%20Sf.
%20Arhangheli
%20si%20Sf.%2
0Treime/19318/
19317
 Surpatele monastery, 18th century
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/detalii/ro/Biserica%20Sf.%20Arhangheli%20si%20Sf.%20Treime/19318/19317
 Surpatele monastery, 18th century
www.acs.org.ro/ro/component/content/article/161-surpatele
Surpatele monastery, 18th century www.arhiram.ro/manastiri/manastirea-surpatele
Dormition church (“a târgului”), Târgovişte, built
in 1654
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/m
onumente/detalii/ro/Biserica%20Adormirea%20
Maicii%20Domnului%20-
%20a%20Targului%20/9035
Stâlpu church, 1699-18th century
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/detali
i/ro/Biserica%20Sf.%20Dumitru%20si%20Sf.%20Imparati/676
0
 Stâlpu church, 1699-18th century
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/detalii/ro/Biserica%20Sf.%20Dumitru%20si%20Sf.%20I
mparati/6760
Stâlpu church, 1699-18th century
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/detalii/r
o/Biserica%20Sf.%20Dumitru%20si%20Sf.%20Imparati/6760
Bistriţa monastery, “Bolniţa” church, 1513 (?), portico built in the early 18th century and painted in 1710 by Hieromonk
(Ieromonachos) Iosif from Hurezi http://www.flickr.com/photos/norida/tags/olteniadesubmunte
Detail, Bistriţa monastery, “Bolniţa” church, 1513 (?), portico built in the early 18th century and painted in 1710 by Hieromonk
(Ieromonachos) Iosif from Hurezi http://www.flickr.com/photos/norida/tags/olteniadesubmunte
Govora monastery, painted in 1711-1712 amfostacolo.ro/poze-fotoimpresii.php?statiune=govora-romania&s...
Govora monastery, painted in 1711-1712 amfostacolo.ro/poze-fotoimpresii.php?statiune=govora-romania&s...
Govora monastery, painted in 1711-1712 amfostacolo.ro/poze-fotoimpresii.php?statiune=govora-romania&s...
Govora monastery, painted in 1711-1712 amfostacolo.ro/poze-fotoimpresii.php?statiune=govora-romania&s...
 Govora monastery, painted in 1711-1712
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/detalii/ro/Biserica%20Adormirea%20Maicii%20Domnului/19282
 Govora monastery, painted in 1711-1712
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/detalii/ro/Biserica%20Adormirea%20Maicii%20Domnului/19282
 Govora monastery, painted in 1711-1712
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/detalii/ro/Biserica%20Adormirea%20Maicii%20Domnului/19282
 Govora monastery, painted in 1711-1712
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/detalii/ro/Biserica%20Adormirea%20Maicii%20Domnului/19282
 Govora monastery, painted in 1711-1712
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/detalii/ro/Biserica%20Adormirea%20Maicii%20Domnului/19282
 Govora monastery, painted in 1711-1712
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/detalii/ro/Biserica%20Adormirea%20Maicii%20Domnului/19282
Govora monastery, painted in 1711-1712 amfostacolo.ro/poze-fotoimpresii.php?statiune=govora-romania&s...
Govora monastery, painted in 1711-1712 amfostacolo.ro/poze-fotoimpresii.php?statiune=govora-romania&s...
Polovragi monastery, Dormition church, Constantin zographer, 1713 http://www.flickr.com/photos/34129060@N05/4823905769/
Polovragi monastery, Dormition church, Constantin zographer, 1713 http://www.flickr.com/photos/34129060@N05/4823904739/in/photostream/
Polovragi monastery, “Bolniţa” church, 18th century amfostacolo.ro/romania-pareri,15/alte-locuri,95,1249/manastiri...
Polovragi monastery, “Bolniţa” church, 18th century amfostacolo.ro/romania-pareri,15/alte-locuri,95,1249/manastiri...
Polovragi monastery, “Bolniţa” church, 18th century
 Geoagiu de Sus church, built in the 16th century, transformed in the 18th century
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/detalii/ro/Biserica%20Intrarea
%20in%20Biserica%20/2824
Geoagiu de Sus church, built in the16th
century, transformed in the 18th century
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.p
hp/monumente/detalii/ro/Biserica%20Intra
rea%20in%20Biserica%20/2824
Geoagiu de Sus church, built in the16th
century, transformed in the 18th century
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.ph
p/monumente/detalii/ro/Biserica%20Intrare
a%20in%20Biserica%20/2824
Verneşti church, 1714-1715
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.ph
p/monumente/detalii/ro/Biserica%20Buna%
20Vestire%20/6775
 Verneşti church, 1714-1715
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/detalii/ro/Biserica%20Buna%20Vestire%20/6775
 Verneşti church, 1714-1715
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/detalii/ro/Biserica%20Buna%20Vestire%20/6775
 Verneşti church, 1714-1715
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/detalii/ro/Biserica%20Buna%20Vestire%20/6775
Verneşti church, 1714-1715
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/mo
numente/detalii/ro/Biserica%20Buna%20Vestire
%20/6775
 Verneşti church, 1714-1715
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/detalii/ro/Biserica%20Buna%20Vestire%20/6775
Verneşti church, 1714-1715
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.
php/monumente/detalii/ro/Biserica%20B
una%20Vestire%20/6775
 Verneşti church, 1714-1715
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/detalii/ro/Biserica%20Buna%20Vestire%20/6775
 Verneşti church, 1714-1715
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/detalii/ro/Biserica%20Buna%20Vestire%20/6775