This remarkable portrait of Mihai Eminescu, created by artist Alexandru Gușanov, is based on one of the four known photographs of the poet. The photograph that inspired this portrait was taken in 1869 in Wenceslas Square, Prague, when Eminescu was only 19 years old. The oval composition and harmonious color palette highlight the prominent personality and charisma of the young poet, capturing an expression that conveys both melancholy and intellectual depth. Alexandru Gușanov (1929-2005), a Moldovan painter of Ukrainian origin, distinguished himself through his extensive work, comprising approximately 5,000 pieces - portraits, landscapes, and still life paintings. Settled in Moldova since 1945, Gușanov graduated from the Republican Art School "I.E. Repin" in Chișinău in 1952. His works were showcased in numerous national and international exhibitions and were highly appreciated in countries such as France, Hungary, Russia, and Yugoslavia. The artist dedicated a significant part of his career to creating portraits of historical and cultural figures, including Dimitrie Cantemir, Mihail Kogălniceanu, and Alexei Mateevici, which are part of the National Museum of History of Moldova's collection.
The subject of the portrait, Mihai Eminescu (1850-1889), is the most significant poet in Romanian literature, whose works reflect profound thought, sensitivity toward nature, and national identity. At the age of 19, when the photograph that inspired this portrait was taken, Eminescu was in the midst of his intellectual formation, preparing to become the iconic voice of Romanian culture. Among his most famous works is the poem Luceafărul (The Morning Star), a masterpiece of universal literature.
Archaeological researches from Buzduganii de Jos in the Ţuțora Valley conducted in 2008. Preliminary research results
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. III [XVIII], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică
The investigation conducted at the site from Ţuțora Valley, on the left side of Prut, revealed two levels of habitat which were well delimited stratigraphically and culturally and were quite consistent and imposing. The lower level belongs to the Iron Age. It is represented by jar-pots, plates and cups, some of them having analogies in the barrows from Trinca. These ceramic categories and fragments of Lesbos amphorae of archaic type dated with the second half - the last quarter of the 6th century BC enable the placement the lower level from the Ţuțora Valley between the middle - the second half of the 7th century and the last quarter of the 6th century BC.
Considering the fact that certain types of pots discovered here are found in different regions, we assume that the early settlement from Ţuțora Valley represents a particular cultural phenomenon if compared to those known in the Prut-Dniester space in this period. These arguments entitle us to delimit within the remains of the early Iron Age on the territory between Prut and Dniester a new cultural aspect which we attribute conventionally to the remains of Buzdugani type. The future investigations, the discovery of new materials will confirm or introduce certain corrections to the data presented above.
For the upper layer attributed to the medieval period are important the discoveries of some cultural layers, some habitat and funerary complexes dated with the 16th-17th centuries. They confirm the existence of an important medieval settlement in the area of the Ţuțora ford. In the 17th century it became, according to the written documentary sources, an important princely market town. The market town Ţuțora could be located both on the left side and on the right site of Prut.
At the same site were discovered and investigated the fortifications of the so-called „Camp of Zamoyskij”, built, according to the written sources, in the year 1595 and rebuilt in 1620. The fortification represented an important defensive point of the ford from Prut and of Ţuțora customs at the crossroad of important international trade routes,and later – the location of the foreign armies in times of complex political-military disorders in the early medieval and pre-modern periods.
Ion Tentiuc
Sergiu Matveev, Procesele etno-culturale din spațiul carpato-nistrean în secolele II-XIV. Istoriografia sovietică. Chișinău: Pontos, 2009, 230 p. text + 5 tabele
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. IV [XIX], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică
Ion Tentiuc
About horse rider pendants from the early Medieval period in the Prut-Dniester area
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. IV [XIX], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică
Alexandru Levinschi
Preliminary data about initial period of getian settlement in fortified Saharna Mare
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. I [XVI], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică Chișinău, 2007
Alexandru Levinschi
Considerations regarding the Getian necropolis from Danceni
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. II [XVII], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică
Ion Tentiuc
Sergiu Musteață, Populația spațiului pruto-nistrean în secolele VIII-IX. Editura Pontos, Chișinău 2005, 189 p., rezumat în limba engleză, indice, 10 tabele, 7 diagrame, 4 hărți, 78 planșe cu figuri, 12 foto, ISBN 9975-926-43-6
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. II [XVII], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică
This remarkable portrait of Mihai Eminescu, created by artist Alexandru Gușanov, is based on one of the four known photographs of the poet. The photograph that inspired this portrait was taken in 1869 in Wenceslas Square, Prague, when Eminescu was only 19 years old...
The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
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