Artist
Nicolae Costachi
Nicolae Costachi is an artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at National Museum of Romanian History.
Nicolae Costachi spent his days painting portraits for a living but never let the job dull his eye for the offbeat. One afternoon, he was handed a very specific commission: a picture of Ceaușescu with two kids—one holding red carnations, the other a white dove—meant to look spontaneous but was anything but. The result, *Mesajul României* (1984), now hangs in Bistrița town hall, a time capsule of what the regime wanted everyone to believe. Look it up if you want to see how paint and propaganda mixed in 1980s Romania.
Works by Nicolae Costachi
Collections represented
Museum
National Museum of Romanian History
The National History Museum of Romania is a museum located at 12 Calea Victoriei in Bucharest, Romania, which contains Romanian historical artifacts from prehistoric times up to modern times.
