Artwork

Trup și

Trup și, by Simion Zugrav din Laz
Trup și, by Simion Zugrav din Laz

Trup și is a drawing by Simion Zugrav din Laz. It is held in the collection of the ASTRA National Museum Complex.

About this work

Overview

The work titled “Trup și” presents a compact scene in which several figures gather around a central bed. One individual lies within the bed, appearing either asleep or deceased, while others stand at its edges or hover above. The backdrop features a stylised cityscape punctuated by towers and a cross, framed by a dark, weathered wooden border.

Subject & Meaning

The composition suggests a ritual or funerary moment, with the reclining figure possibly representing death or a sacred sleep. The presence of gold halos above certain heads indicates a spiritual or saintly status for those figures, hinting at a religious or contemplative narrative.

Technique & Style

Executed in a flat, decorative manner, the painting employs a limited palette of blues, golds, and browns. Gold halos accentuate selected heads, and the overall surface is rendered with broad, unmodulated colour fields, creating a luminous, icon‑like quality.

History & Provenance

The piece is attributed to Simion Zugrav din Laz, a Romanian painter whose oeuvre includes similarly stylised religious scenes. The work is currently housed in a dark, worn wooden frame, though details of its acquisition or exhibition history are not documented in the available sources.

Artist & collection

Artist

Simion Zugrav din Laz

Simion Zugrav din Laz painted religious icons in the early 1800s. His 1837 works *Maica Domnului Împărăteasă a Cerurilor îl ține în brațe pe Pruncul Iisus Hristos* and *Duminica Tomii* show detailed figures in warm…