Frații Grecu

Romantic Byzantine icons painted without rigid patterns let Frații Grecu’s hand move freely across the surface. In “Sfinții Împărați Constantin și Elena,” the red cross—punctuated with white stars—splits the scene exactly in two; Constantine holds a scepter on the left while his mother, Helena, carries a green branch on the right. Gold foils the halos, sceptre, and crowns, while the lower band rolls in earth-colored waves beneath. Look for the slanted yellow-and-green border lines that seem to sway. Tap the cross to step into the sacred symmetry.