Zographer Parvu Mutu (1657-1735), Selfportrait with Apprentice, fresco

fragment from the Dormition church, Bordesti

http://ziarullumina.ro/sites/default/files/articol/2012-
01/1828323input_file0105145_2.jpg



Stefan Arteni



Painting in
Romania











SolInvictus Press 2014
Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple wood church, 14
th
century, Putna
http://ziarullumina.ro/reportaj/vechea-biserica-putnei-un-monument-condamnat-la-disparitie
Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple
wood church, 14
th
century, Putna,
Iconostasis, 1760
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/com
mons/b/b8/Putna.iconostas.jpg
Icon, 1760
http://ziarullumina.ro/sites/default/files/artic
ol/2012-09/207994input_file1112053.jpg
Dormition (now St
Paraskeva) church, Feleac
monastery,
15
th
- 16
th
centuries
dumitruagachi.wordpress.co
m/.../

Dormition (now St
Paraskeva) church,
Feleac monastery,
15
th
- 16
th
centuries
dumitruagachi.word
press.com/.../

St Demetrios church, Suceava, 16
th
century
http://comoaraculturalaaromaniei.blogspot.com/2012/02/biserica-sfantul-dumitru-din-
suceava.html
St Demetrios church, Suceava, 16
th
century
http://comoaraculturalaaromaniei.blogspot.com/2012/02/biserica-sfantul-dumitru-din-suceava.html
St Demetrios church, Suceava, 16
th
century
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-
eVMVDy90J jY/TzQZzDYvnJ I/AAAAAAAABU0/Ze9xO9dByHE/s1600/34.jpg
St Demetrios church, Suceava, 16
th
century
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BRsvXJ RlLqk/TzQY2maitrI/AAAAAAAABSs/vaaO-P_eS9g/s1600/17.jpg
St Demetrios church, Suceava, 16
th
century
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-
uY6dGipoSvQ/TzQZFMs2b1I/AAAAAAAABTk/Xe5dxUmRHXY/s1600/24.jpg
St Demetrios
church, Suceava,
16
th
century
http://1.bp.blogsp
ot.com/-
TzMftguwPbQ/Tz
QZwaepVlI/AAAA
AAAABUc/2sXdQ
QYPjX4/s1600/31
.jpg

St Demetrios church, Suceava, 16
th
century
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-
snWA8ea3C78/TzQZDFMFRpI/AAAAAAAABTM/paFWYmAeJ 8s/s1600/21.jpg
Neamt
monastery,
15
th
-17
th

centuries
paintings in the
15
th
century
bell-tower
http://3.bp.blogs
pot.com/_HYhDt
n8sXU0/TS4PN
eBZ4kI/AAAAAA
AADXc/0ox27Ze
PANg/s1600/3.J
PG

St J ohn the New monastery, St George church, Suceava, 16
th
century http://picasaweb.google.com/macariosu/
St J ohn the New monastery, St George church, Suceava, 16
th
century
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/glE5cq_9jG2EbROAAIT2Wg
Dormition church, Baia, 16
th
century pkmblogspotcom-pkm.blogspot.com/

Dormition church, Baia, 16
th
century
http://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biserica_Adormirea_Maicii_Domnului_din_Baia#mediaviewer/Fi%C8%99ier:Biserica_Adormirea_Maicii_Domnului_din_Baia17.jpg
St George
church,
Voronet
monastery,
15
th
16
th

centuries
https://picasa
web.google.co
m/106756943
54140011794
5/ManastireaV
oronetFatada
Nordica?nore
direct=1#5268
38759453967
8690

St George church, Voronet monastery, 15
th
16
th
centuries http://amfostacolo.ro/FOTO/GENUINE/3950/5606_6888_13.jpg
Moldovita
monastery,
Annunciation
church,
16
th
century
http://1.bp.blogs
pot.com/_depBU
LPnx0o/TIdkJ lg
VNPI/AAAAAAA
AK9c/iYUcyNdY
OXs/s1600/P10
70514.jpg

Moldovita monastery,
Annunciation church,
16
th
century
http://www.agefotostock.c
om/age/ingles/enam01b.
asp?foto=15111336&key
1=&foto_clave=ESY-
000589929&famp=1

Dragos Coman zographer, Beheading of St J ohn the Baptist church, Arbore monastery, 16
th
century
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wayne_g_world/8349509031/in/photolist-4J w2R9-4J w2Ro-4J Y4Rh-4J Y4Rf-dHQZB8-dHU6Gb-dHPn3e-dHWwLA-dHW6ch-dHPVjX-dHQpgP-
dHPc3r-dHP2ki-dHUGbw-dHQyci-dHP8Dn-dHPq9g-dHQmpv-dHQK9F-dHPZ6X-dHVASE-dHVdtN-dHW8Ss-dHQYMV-dHVKhS-dHUVi7-dHQ3rc-dHVxn7-dHWnZC-dHNA8a-
dHVX8Q-dHQdd6-dHTYLw-dHUKpE-dHWhkL-dHQT1H-dHVGty-dHW3yu-dHVhpY-dHUwb3-bV9Tkj-bVaNLh-bVaNDE-bV9Ttu-aqyo6h-aqyonw-aqvHgX-aqyoBh-aqyoKs-
8J A6mb
Dragos Coman
zographer, Beheading of
St J ohn the Baptist
church, Arbore
monastery, 16
th
century
https://www.flickr.com/ph
otos/sheepdog_rex/3968
166223/in/photolist-
73DTz2-73HQjC-
73HUV3-73HUtm-
73DSN8-73DTc2-
73CDmR-73GB3f-
73GAvA-73DXPt-
73HVGU-73CCLt-
73HU29-73GAeq-
73HVhu-73HTkU-
73DQqZ-73HMQC-
73HPww-73CDBt-
73HP7s-aWNS2z-
dmeWqz-dkWhsC-
dmeV5T-dkWehK-
dkWmcf-dmeZd5-
dmf1aE-8SUQF8-
8SXV6j-7zofAb-dmrmby-
7FAV9P-dmrkuw-
bsSho3-8SXUYN-i2fMoj-
8SXUNY-8SXUTN-
f8gFne-7FEQ6S-
dmrh8P-dmrnJ U-deUbrf-
qxaxN-7FAV6X-qxaxB-
dmrjtc-6tyZr5#

Dragos Coman zographer, Beheading of St J ohn the Baptist church, Arbore monastery, 16
th
century
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-
h2Ix5b9BXmY/Tyk5zxq3TTI/AAAAAAAABKQ/XRJ bmUwNues/s1600/biserica+Arbore+24.jpg
Dragos Coman zographer, Beheading of St J ohn the Baptist church, Arbore monastery,
16
th
century http://www.donfeidner.de/assets/images/P1200949_Arbore.jpg
Dragos Coman zographer, Beheading of St J ohn the Baptist church, Arbore monastery, 16
th
century
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wayne_g_world/8350744118/in/photolist-7FAVmT-aTcLsv-7FAV9P-7zofAb-7FEQ6S-7FAV6X-7FEQ9W-7FEPV5-7FAUY2-c1vKBE-8bHq7d-
d9Y9ky-6mC3o3-32zbmY-dHU6Gb-dHPn3e-dHW6ch-dHPVjX-dHQpgP-6NKwh2-6PaEJ s-dHP8Dn-dHP2ki-dHQyci-dHUGbw-dHPc3r-dHVhpY-dHTYLw-dHQmpv-dHQdd6-
dHVxn7-dHUKpE-dHWnZC-dHW3yu-dHQT1H-dHW8Ss-dHVASE-dHVGty-dHNA8a-dHWhkL-dHQ3rc-dHPq9g-dHVdtN-dHUVi7-dHVX8Q-dHQYMV-dHVKhS-dHPZ6X-dHQK9F-
dHUwb3
Zographer Toma from Suceava and his team, Dormition (Assumption) church, Humor monastery, 16
th
century
Sofronie and Ion zographers,
Resurrection church, Sucevita
monastery, 16
th
century
https://www.flickr.com/photos/
sheepdog_rex/3967902343/in/
photolist-73Cx8n-73Cn9p-
73Cvkx-73Cy5R-73CoqB-
73CxuR-73GjyN-73GunJ -
73Cu6p-73GwYf-73ChJ z-
73Gkuq-6mcMkm-73GxtN-
73Co4H-6mcMnd-73CqUH-
73GkM9-73CvWV-73GsNb-
6mcMoA-73CusX-6m8BVD-
6mcMiY-5jaJ RP-73GrBY-
73GraY-73CrQ6-73GqEb-
73Gr3b-73GrUs-73Cs9B-
73Grvj-5jf1Xy-73GjfQ-
73Ggyb-73CpYe-73GhC7-
73Cihr-73CjiT-73CpDg-
73CqiV-73Gh2W-73GoMU-
dVxbCV-dVxdUB-dVCQZQ-
dVCPZs-73GsgC-73GsjL

Ostrov hermitage, 16
th
century stefangrigorescu-ialomita.blogspot.com/2010/02/schitul-ostrov-...
Ostrov
hermitage,
16
th
century
turistintaramea.
blogspot.com/2
011/03/schitul-
ostrov.html

Ostrov hermitage, 16
th
century
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/detalii/ro/Biserica%20Nasterea%20Maicii%20Domnului%20a%20schitului%20Ostrov/19021
Ostrov hermitage, 16
th
century an1954.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/schitul-ostrov/
Ostrov hermitage, 16
th
century picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/12BWS_T6GoXvYfrFZ4YzBg
Dobromir the
Younger zographer,
Snagov monastery,
16
th
century
http://artindex.ro/20
13/07/14/manastire
a-snagov-un-ochi-
de-lumina-in-codrii-
vlasiei/

Dormition church, Bajesti, 17
th

century
http://www.biserici.org/index.p
hp?menu=BIAG&code=4185&
criteria=&quick=&radio=b&ord
er=P.TOWN,C.NAME,P.NAME

www.monumenteromania.ro/i
ndex.php/monumente/detalii/
ro/Biseric...
Tudoran zographer, Dormition church, Bajesti, 17
th
century
http://www.biserici.org/show_photo.php?id=45604&w=1280&h=738
Tudoran zographer, Dormition church, Bajesti 17
th
century
http://www.ziarullumina.ro/reportaj/pictura-care-schimbat-satul-bajesti
Tudoran zographer, Dormition church, Bajesti 17
th
century
http://ziarullumina.ro/reportaj/pictura-care-schimbat-satul-bajesti
Tudoran
zographer,
Dormition church,
Bajesti,
17
th
century
http://ziarullumina
.ro/reportaj/pictur
a-care-schimbat-
satul-bajesti

Topolnita monastery, 17
th
century
http://ziarullumina.ro/sites/default/files/articol/2014-02/topolnita-2.jpg
Zographers
Dima Vlahul and
Gheorghe from
Tralles, Topolnita
monastery,
17
th
century
http://ziarullumin
a.ro/sites/default
/files/articol/2014
-02/icoana_0.jpg

Zographers Dima Vlahul and Gheorghe from Tralles, Topolnita monastery,
17
th
century
http://ziarullumina.ro/sites/default/files/articol/2014-02/fresca-1.jpg
Zographers Dima Vlahul and Gheorghe from Tralles, Topolnita monastery, 17
th
century
http://ziarullumina.ro/sites/default/files/articol/2014-02/fresca-2.jpg
Nativity of the Virgin church, Turbati hermitage, 17
th
century?
http://www.highclassmagazine.ro/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/359029953.jpg
Nativity of the Virgin church, Turbati hermitage, 17
th
century?
http://www.orthphoto.net/photo.php?id=82811&id_jezyk=11
Nativity of the Virgin church, Turbati hermitage, 17
th
century?
http://www.orthphoto.net/photo.php?id=82812&id_jezyk=11#
Parvu Mutu
zographer,
Holy Archangels
Michael and
Gabriel church,
Berca,
17
th
century
http://peregrinpri
nlume.files.word
press.com/2013/
11/dscf8298.jpg

Parvu Mutu
and Dima,
Mihai and
Badea
zographers,
Aninoasa
monastery,
17
th
century,
remodeled in
1722-1730
http://www.ort
hphoto.net/ph
oto/201305/7
9049.jpg

Parvu Mutu and Dima, Mihai and Badea zographers, Aninoasa monastery, 17
th
century, remodeled in 1722-1730
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__9mrJ NsvYMU/TRMZDbgU7MI/AAAAAAAADG8/lQeW1HS9heQ/s1600/hora+de+la+aninoasa.J PG
Parvu Mutu and Marin
zographers,
Mamu monastery,
St Nicholas church,
17
th
century
http://upload.wikimedia.o
rg/wikipedia/commons/1/
15/Mamu_17.jpg

Parvu Mutu
and Marin
zographers,
Mamu
monastery,
St Nicholas
church,
17
th
century
http://acs.org.r
o/images/stori
es/conservare
/Mamu/deisis.j
pg


Parvu Mutu and
Marin zographers,
Mamu monastery,
St Nicholas
church,
17
th
century
http://ziarullumina.r
o/sites/default/files/
articol/2014-
02/brancoveanu-
1.jpg


Parvu Mutu and
Marin zographers,
Mamu monastery,
St Nicholas
church,
17
th
century
http://acs.org.ro/im
ages/stories/conse
rvare/elisabeta_ne
grau/Mamu_pridvo
r_m.jpg

Parvu Mutu, Sinaia monastery, the old church, 17
th
century
https://picasaweb.google.com/107245846490914547653/SinaiaMonastery?noredirect=1
Parvu Mutu?, fresco in the small chapel of Sinaia monastery, 17
th
century
http://www.orthphoto.net/photo.php?id_jezyk=11&id=71269#
Parvu Mutu?
Fresco remnant on the
exterior wall of the small
chapel of Sinaia monastery
https://www.flickr.com/photos/
cristianpetermarinescu/58839
88683/in/photolist-aoTpuh-
anLSjy-akDcUi-4GAPbk-
4GFi5S-4GFb4w-4GBdqX-
4GFi5C-4GAHjk-4GBdqF-
4GFb4E-anPpSj-4GyjCc-
4GAHjg-cA1FYh-4GFb4Q-
4GFi5u-4GAPbF-4GAPbp-
4GBdr2-4GBdqR-4GAHiR-
4GAPbB-4GBdqx-4GFi5L-
4GFb4m-4GFb4J -4GFb4S-
4GAPaR-4GAPbi-4GAHj6-
4GAHiX-4GBdqt-4GFi5W-
4GFi69-5XzqtE-9r4yPg-
9XWYQK-fpGSJ J -4GyjCB-
4GyjCz-4GCenE-4GyjCr-
6RMyAW-6QcJ na-acrd1f-
4GBC22-4GypQx-4GBC2a-
4GBC2g

Parvu Mutu,
Dormition church,
Calinesti
http://www.protoieri
acampina.ro/wp/w
p-
content/uploads/20
13/01/intrare-in-
probaos.jpg

Parvu Mutu
zographer,
Cotroceni
monastery,
17
th
century
http://ziarullumi
na.ro/sites/defa
ult/files/articol/2
011-
08/169433input
_file3103423_1.
jpg

Parvu Mutu
zographer,
Cotroceni
monastery,
17
th
century
http://ziarullumina.r
o/sites/default/files/
articol/2011-
08/169433input_file
4103423_1.jpg

Parvu Mutu
zographer,
Cotroceni
monastery,
17
th
century
http://www.casamea
.ro/usr/thumbs/thum
b_395_x_600_2355
5-l1180074.jpg

Parvu Mutu
zographer, Fundenii
Doamnei,
1699
http://ziarullumina.r
o/sites/default/files/
articol/2011-
04/157419input_file
3074810.jpg

Parvu Mutu zographer, Fundenii Doamnei, 1699
http://www.igloo.ro/articole/biserica-fundenii-doamnei/
Parvu Mutu zographer, Fundenii Doamnei, 1699
http://www.igloo.ro/s/big/46e1708cf6e983a2ca220b6fe2e950cd4616bce0.jpg
Parvu Mutu zographer, Fundenii Doamnei, 1699
http://www.igloo.ro/s/big/e425e13f35d64a03d8e1e401857aebe3ff76a3dd.jpg
18
th
century
http://ziarull
umina.ro/sit
es/default/fil
es/articol/20
14-
02/brancove
anu-4.jpg

St J ohn Chrysostom church, Lunca, 18
th
century
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/detalii/ro/Biserica%20Sf.%20Ioan%20Gura%20de%20Aur%20a%20fostei%
20manastiri%20Titireciu/19147
St J ohn
Chrysostom
church, Lunca,
18
th
century
http://www.monum
enteromania.ro/ind
ex.php/monument
e/detalii/ro/Biserica
%20Sf.%20Ioan%
20Gura%20de%20
Aur%20a%20foste
i%20manastiri%20
Titireciu/19147

St J ohn Chrysostom church, Lunca, 18
th
century
http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/detalii/ro/Biserica%20Sf.%20Ioan%20Gur
a%20de%20Aur%20a%20fostei%20manastiri%20Titireciu/19147
St J ohn Chrysostom church, Lunca, 18
th
century
http://www.biserici.org/index.php?menu=BIVL&code=10458&criteria=&quick=&radio=b&order=P.TOWN,C.NAME,P.NAME
St J ohn Chrysostom church, Lunca, 18
th
century
http://www.biserici.org/index.php?menu=BIVL&code=10458&criteria=&quick=&radio=b&order=P.TOWN,C.NAME,P.NAME
St J ohn Chrysostom church, Lunca, 18
th
century
http://www.biserici.org/index.php?menu=BIVL&code=10458&criteria=&quick=&radio=b&order=P.TOWN,C.NAME,P.NAME
St J ohn Chrysostom church, Lunca, 18
th
century
http://www.biserici.org/index.php?menu=BIVL&code=10458&criteria=&quick=&radio=b&order=P.TOWN,C.NAME,P.NAME&nf=1
St J ohn Chrysostom church, Lunca, 18
th
century
http://www.biserici.org/index.php?menu=BIVL&code=10458&criteria=&quick=&radio=b&order=P.TOWN,C.NAME,P.NAME
Iezer hermitage, built in the 16
th
century, rebuilt and painted in the 18
th
and 19
th
centuries
https://picasaweb.google.com/114895779732749296805/SchitulIezerValcea#
Iezer hermitage, built in the 16
th
century, rebuilt and painted in the 18
th
and 19
th
centuries
picasaweb.google.com/nisico84/03SchitulIezer
Surpatele
monastery,
18
th
cemtury
http://www.acs.
org.ro/images/st
ories/conservar
e/surpatele/25_i
magine_din_cicl
ul_Sfintei_Treim
i_mic.jpg

Surpatele
monastery, 18
th

century
http://www.acs.
org.ro/images/
stories/conserv
are/surpatele/2
6_imagine_nor
d_ves_naos_m
ic.jpg

1732
http://cla
sate.cim
ec.ro/m
edium/E
TN_710
4800_6
62-1.jpg

Annunciation
church,
Ramnicu Valcea,
18
th
century
http://www.valcea
-
turism.ro/j15/ima
ges/stories/14MA
ICA.jpg

Vacaresti
monastery,
18
th
century
http://ziarullumina.
ro/sites/default/file
s/articol/2014-
02/nasterea-lui-
iisus-hristos.jpg

Vacaresti monastery,
18
th
century
http://ziarullumina.ro/
sites/default/files/arti
col/2014-02/botezul-
lui-iisus-hristos.jpg

Vacaresti monastery,
18
th
century
http://ziarullumina.ro/sit
es/default/files/articol/2
014-02/invierea-lui-
lazar_0.jpg

Vacaresti monastery, 18
th
century http://ziarullumina.ro/sites/default/files/articol/2014-02/vindecarea-fiicei-lui-iair.jpg
Vacaresti
monastery,
18
th
century
http://ziarullumi
na.ro/sites/defa
ult/files/articol/2
014-02/sfantul-
martir-
orestie.jpg

Dormition church,
Strambeanu,
18
th
century
http://ortodox.dyn
dns.org/ro/Ionut-
laptop/Colectii/Co
lectia%20FOTO/
Manastiri%20-
%20Schituri%20-
%20Biserici/Stra
mbeanu%20-
%20jud%20Dam
bovita/Strambean
u%20-
%20Ctitorii.jpg

St Spyridon and Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple (Subesti) church, Campulung Muscel, 18
th
century
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/28195198.jpg
St George church, Campulung Muscel, painted in the 18
th
century
http://www.igloo.ro/s/big/c348ba560da037868155852724e53420f9c69732.jpg
Holy Angels
church, Romanii
de J os, 1757
http://upload.wiki
media.org/wikipe
dia/commons/d/
dc/RomaniiDeJ o
sSfIngeri_%287
%29.J PG

Holy Angels
church, Romanii
de J os, 1757
http://upload.wiki
media.org/wikipe
dia/commons/1/
1a/RomaniiDeJ o
sSfIngeri_%286
%29.J PG

Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel Inuri church, Topoloveni, 18
th
century
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QmVpTaXXf24/UyGP1I7WRdI/AAAAAAAAD-4/40PNt-TacIg/s1600/DSC07259.J PG
Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel Inuri church, Topoloveni, 18
th
century
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-75UCju93tL0/UyGPQKl_8ZI/AAAAAAAAD-s/7MTyeIP3ISo/s1600/DSC07254.J PG
Radu zographer, St George
church, Gura Vaii, 1758
http://ziarullumina.ro/docum
entar/prima-biserica-pictata-
de-radu-zugravu
Radu zographer, St George church, Gura Vaii, 1758
http://ziarullumina.ro/documentar/prima-biserica-pictata-de-radu-zugravu
Radu
zographer,
St George
church,
Gura Vaii, 1758,
selfportrait
http://ziarullumi
na.ro/sites/defa
ult/files/articol/2
011-
09/172622input
_file3092753_1.
jpg

Radu zographer, 1780, Dormition-Fundeni church, Campulung Muscel
http://dragocip.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/snv34945.jpg
Radu zographer, 1780, Dormition-Fundeni church, Campulung Muscel http://dragocip.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/snv31813.jpg
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amaradia.ro/img/turnul%20intrare/DSCF0433.J PG
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