I couldn't resist going to the Museum of Ethnology to see the exhibition of Romanian icons painted on glass currently on display. Their exhibitions are always extremelly well organised and this one was no exception, having had the participation of the Cultural Institute of Romania in Lisbon.
A video introduces the visitors to this traditional Art which is said to reflect the imagination of the village artists, as well as their creeds, life concept and social justice by incorporating biblical characters or themes related to the Old and New Testament in their Transilvania reality. Passed from generation to generation the painting techniques seem not to differ a lot from the ones used long ago.
Of the many glass paintings being exhibited some seem to have caught my attention in a rather special way (those painted by Savu Moga), the main reason being because of the facial expressions of the characters represented and the slightly different chromatic approach.
The flight to Egypt - Arpasul de Sus, Sibiu - XIX century/ Savu Moga (left) and Riding into Jerusalem - Arpad de Sus, Sibiu - 1872/ Savu Moga (right).
Arpasul de Sus, Sibiu - 1891
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