Artist
Nicolae Zugrav
Nicolae Zugrav is a Byzantine icon painting artist. 4 works are cataloged here, principally at National Museum of Transylvanian History.
Nicolae Zugrav painted religious scenes, mostly on wood, in the late 1700s. His works in this set include Sfântul Nicolae, Adormirea Maicii Domnului from 1787, and Sfântul Ioan Botezătorul. The figures wear draped robes, halos glow softly, and the backgrounds read like gilded mosaics. The color palette is deep golds, crimsons, and blues. Tap Adormirea Maicii Domnului to see how he layered tempera before varnishing the scene.
Works by Nicolae Zugrav
Collections represented
Museum
National Museum of Transylvanian History
The National Museum of Transylvanian History is a history and archaeology museum in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. It features a permanent exhibition, as well as temporary exhibitions, the…