Horezu Monastery
by Sarah Loft
Title
Horezu Monastery
Artist
Sarah Loft
Medium
Photograph - Digitally Painted Photograph
Description
This digital painting began with a photograph I took in Romania in 1995. Horezu is a beautiful monastery at the foot of the Capatanii Mountains and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993.
Per Wikipedia: The Horezu Monastery or Hurezi Monastery was founded in 1690 by Prince Constantin Brâncoveanu in the town of Horezu, Wallachia, Romania. It is considered to be a masterpiece of "Brâncovenesc style", known for its architectural purity and balance, the richness of its sculpted detail, its treatment of religious compositions, its votive portraits, and its painted decorative works.
The Brâncovenesc style, which can be found at several other churches and monasteries in Wallachia, is the only true and original Romanian style and is called "Brancoveanu art" by the name of the ruler who, in a period of constant battles between the world powers of that time, put cultural development of the country above everything and made it the goal of his life.
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July 11th, 2017
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