Nicolae Grigorescu (May 15, 1838?July 21, 1907) was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting
He was born in Pitaru,(judeţul D?mboviţa), Romania. In 1843 the family moved to Bucureşti. At a young age (between 1848 and 1850), he became an apprentice at the workshop of the painter Anton Chladek and created icons for the church of Băicoi and the monastery of Căldăruşani. In 1856 he created the historical composition Mihai scăp?nd stindardul (Michael the Brave dropping the flag), which he presented to the Wallachian Prince Barbu Ştirbei, together with a petition asking for financial aid for his studies.
Between 1856 and 1857, he painted the church of the Zamfira monastery, Prahova county, and in 1861 the church of the Agapia monastery. With the help of Mihail Kogălniceanu, he received a scholarship to study in France.
In 1877 he was called to accompany the Romanian Army as a "frontline painter" in the Romanian War of Independence. During the battles at the Grivica Strongpoint and Oryahovo, he made drawings and sketches which later used in creating larger-scale works.
Autoportret (Self-portrait)
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj171/Azjahh/Art%20Museum/Grigorescu_-_Autoportret.jpg
Pescăriţă la Grandville (1884)
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj171/Azjahh/Art%20Museum/Grigorescu_-_Pescarita_la_Grandvill.jpg
Ţărancă voiasă (1894)
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj171/Azjahh/Art%20Museum/Grigorescu_-_Taranca_voioasa.jpg
Car cu boi (1899)
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj171/Azjahh/Art%20Museum/Grigorescu_-_Car_cu_boi.jpg
((The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. Under American copyright law, originality of expression is necessary for copyright protection, and a mere photograph of an out-of-copyright work may not be protected under American copyright law.))
He was born in Pitaru,(judeţul D?mboviţa), Romania. In 1843 the family moved to Bucureşti. At a young age (between 1848 and 1850), he became an apprentice at the workshop of the painter Anton Chladek and created icons for the church of Băicoi and the monastery of Căldăruşani. In 1856 he created the historical composition Mihai scăp?nd stindardul (Michael the Brave dropping the flag), which he presented to the Wallachian Prince Barbu Ştirbei, together with a petition asking for financial aid for his studies.
Between 1856 and 1857, he painted the church of the Zamfira monastery, Prahova county, and in 1861 the church of the Agapia monastery. With the help of Mihail Kogălniceanu, he received a scholarship to study in France.
In 1877 he was called to accompany the Romanian Army as a "frontline painter" in the Romanian War of Independence. During the battles at the Grivica Strongpoint and Oryahovo, he made drawings and sketches which later used in creating larger-scale works.
Autoportret (Self-portrait)
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj171/Azjahh/Art%20Museum/Grigorescu_-_Autoportret.jpg
Pescăriţă la Grandville (1884)
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj171/Azjahh/Art%20Museum/Grigorescu_-_Pescarita_la_Grandvill.jpg
Ţărancă voiasă (1894)
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj171/Azjahh/Art%20Museum/Grigorescu_-_Taranca_voioasa.jpg
Car cu boi (1899)
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj171/Azjahh/Art%20Museum/Grigorescu_-_Car_cu_boi.jpg
((The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. Under American copyright law, originality of expression is necessary for copyright protection, and a mere photograph of an out-of-copyright work may not be protected under American copyright law.))