ROMANIAROMANIAARTSARTS

POETRYPOETRY

MIHAI EMINESCU MIHAI EMINESCU (1850 – 1889)(1850 – 1889)

• Known as the most Known as the most importnat romantic poet importnat romantic poet of Romania, Mihai of Romania, Mihai Eminescu wrote a lot of Eminescu wrote a lot of poemspoems

• His poetry was first His poetry was first published when he was published when he was only only 16 16

• His most popular poems His most popular poems are: “Evening Star”, are: “Evening Star”, “Ode in the Ancient “Ode in the Ancient Meter”, “The Third Meter”, “The Third Letter”, etcLetter”, etc

LUCIAN BLAGA LUCIAN BLAGA (1895-1961)(1895-1961)

• Lucian Blaga was a Lucian Blaga was a commanding commanding personality of the personality of the Romanian culture of Romanian culture of the the interbelluminterbellum periodperiod..

• He was a phylosopher He was a phylosopher • His most popular His most popular

poems are: “Poems poems are: “Poems of Light”, “In Praise of of Light”, “In Praise of Sleep”, “At the Sleep”, “At the Watershed”, etc.Watershed”, etc.

VASILE ALECSANDRI VASILE ALECSANDRI (1821 – 1890)(1821 – 1890)

• He He was a was a RomanianRomanian po poet et but also abut also a politician. politician.

• He He also also collecollectedcted Romanian folk songsRomanian folk songs..

• Alecsandri was an Alecsandri was an important character important character during the Union of during the Union of Moldavia and Wallachia.Moldavia and Wallachia.

• The most popular poems: The most popular poems: “Doina”, “Andrii-Popa”, “Doina”, “Andrii-Popa”, etcetc

SCULPTURESCULPTURE

CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI (1876 – 1957)(1876 – 1957)

• He He was a was a Romanian-born Romanian-born sculptor who made sculptor who made his career in Francehis career in France

• Brâncuși is called Brâncuși is called ““the patriarch of the patriarch of modern sculpturemodern sculpture””. .

• His famous works His famous works are:are:

The Column of the The Column of the InfiniteInfinite

The Gate of KissThe Gate of Kiss

The Table of SilenceThe Table of Silence

PAINTINGPAINTING

NICOLAE GRIGORESCU NICOLAE GRIGORESCU (1838 – 1907)(1838 – 1907)

• At a very young age, At a very young age, he started to create he started to create icons for churches and icons for churches and monasteriesmonasteries

• At 18, At 18, he created the he created the historical composition historical composition “Michael the Brave “Michael the Brave saving the flag”. saving the flag”.

• In In 1857, he painted the 1857, he painted the church of the Zamfira church of the Zamfira monastery, and in monastery, and in 1861 the church of the 1861 the church of the Agapia monastery. Agapia monastery.

The OxcartThe Oxcart

The Holy TrinityThe Holy Trinity

The Fisherwoman at GrandvilleThe Fisherwoman at Grandville

MUSICMUSIC

CIPRIAN CIPRIAN PORUMBESCUPORUMBESCU

(1853 – 1883)(1853 – 1883)• He was among the most celebrated Romanian composers of his time.

•He wrote poetry, lyrics and press articles, and actively participated in the public cultural life, helping the rise of the Romanian music school.

• Some of the most remarkable musical pages of the composer were inspired by national heroes and great army leaders.

• The appreciation of his music came from the melodic nature of his compositions and their folklore inspiration.

• His best known work is the Ballad for Violin and Orchestra.

GEORGE ENESCU GEORGE ENESCU (1881 – 1955)(1881 – 1955)

• He He was a Romanian was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher. conductor and teacher.

• A child prodigy, Enescu A child prodigy, Enescu created his first musical created his first musical composition at the age of composition at the age of fivefive..

• The village he was born in The village he was born in was given his name.was given his name.

• Many of Enescu's works were influenced by Many of Enescu's works were influenced by Romanian folk music, his most popular Romanian folk music, his most popular compositions being the two compositions being the two ““Romanian RhapsodiesRomanian Rhapsodies””•He also wrote five symphoniesHe also wrote five symphonies, but he did not , but he did not finish two of them.finish two of them.• He wrote operas, symphonies, sonatas and piano He wrote operas, symphonies, sonatas and piano music.music.