To mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of the great Romanian sculptor Constantin Brâncuși, 2026 was declared by the President of Romania the Year of Constantin Brâncuși. Constantin Brâncuși, one of the greatest sculptors of the twentieth century, was born in 1876 in Hobița, Gorj County, and passed away in 1957 in Paris; he was buried in the Père-Lachaise cemetery. In 1904 he arrived in Paris, where he attended courses at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. There he also worked in the studio of Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), the founder of modern sculpture, and met Amadeo Modigliani (1884-1920), the Italian sculptor settled in France. Inspired by the work of these artists, he perfected his artistic training in Paris. His works are held in museums both at home and abroad, in the Netherlands, the Scandinavian countries, France, and the United States of America. For his outstanding merits he was awarded the Order of the Star of Romania in 1923; in 1931 Nicolae Iorga proposed him for the Order of Cultural Merit; and only in 1990 was he posthumously elected a member of the Romanian Academy. One of the artist's most famous creations is the sculpture Mademoiselle Pogany, considered a national symbol of modern Romanian art. Its protagonist was Margaret Pogany (1879-1964), a young Hungarian painter who came to Paris in 1909 to study painting techniques. Visiting her studio, she asked the sculptor to make her portrait, even leaving him a photograph and a self-portrait. In 1911 Brâncuși sculpted her likeness from memory in marble and in bronze, focusing on the deep, large, almond-shaped eyes, the subdued eyebrows, the narrow nose, the small mouth, the austere hairstyle and the modest gesture of the hands, rested against the face. Between 1912 and 1933 he produced nineteen versions of Mademoiselle Pogany. The commemorative medal "Constantin Brâncuși (1876-1976). Expoziție Filatelică Omagială - București 1976" was struck in Romania at the State Mint by the engraver Ștefan Grudinschi. Executed in bronze with a diameter of 60 mm and a weight of 113.73 g, the medal is remarkable for its memorial and artistic value. Obverse: the sculptor's bust facing left, with the semicircular legend "CONSTANTIN BRÂNCUȘI - 1876-1976." Reverse: a fragment of the triptych The Gate of the Kiss. Semicircular legend: "EXPOZIȚIA FILATELICĂ OMAGIALĂ - BUCUREȘTI 1976." The medal "Constantin Brâncuși. Mademoiselle Pogany. Craiova Art Museum. 1987" was also executed in bronze at the State Mint (Bucharest); it has a nominal diameter of 60 mm (because of the circular cutting the actual dimensions are D: 45 mm; weight: 53.55 g). The obverse shows, in the central field, an image of the Craiova Art Museum framed by the semicircular legend "MUZEUL DE ARTĂ - CRAIOVA / 1987." The reverse depicts a replica of the sculpture Mademoiselle Pogany made by Brâncuși's pupil O. Moșescu, accompanied by the inscription "CONSTANTIN BRÂNCUȘI - M-elle POGANY / 1913."
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. VIII [XXIII], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică
Эфталиты. Иконографические материалы
Статья посвящена иконографическим материалам, которые могут иметь отношение к эфталитам, жившим на территории Центральной Азии и соседних стран в IV-VI веках нашей эры. В V-VI веках эфталитам удалось создать великую империю. Следует отметить, что материалы эти очень скудны, и даже датировка часто приблизительна и неточна. Тем не менее, автор попытался интерпретировать имеющиеся данные из различных источников, относящихся к эфталитам, несмотря на то, что некоторые крупные вопросы попрежнему открыты для обсуждения и, вероятно, в ближайшее время останутся таковыми. Список иллюстраций:
Рис. 1. Эфталиты и их соседи в середине VI века н.э. (по Miller 1959). Рис. 2. Печати: 1 - печать Хингилы. Оттиск; 2 - печать и оттиск мужского бюста и бактрийской надписи; 3 - печать и оттиск мужского бюста и бактрийской надписи; 4 - печать и оттиск женского бюста и богомольца; 5 - печать и оттиск мужского бюста и бактрийской надписи; 6 - печать и оттиск мужского бюста и бактрийской надписи (адаптировано из Ставиский 1961; Lerner 1999; Callieri 2002). Рис. 3. Балалык-тепе. Настенная роспись (адаптировано из Брыкина 1999). Рис. 4. Самарканд (Афрасиаб). 1-4 - Настенные росписи (адаптировано из Брыкина 1999). Рис. 5. 1 - Карта древних границ Чанъана с нанесением найденных согдийских могил; 2 - план могилы Ши Джуна (по Junkai 2005). Рис. 6. Могила Ши Джуна. Изображение эфталитского правителя (?) на северной внешней стороне саркофага (по Grenet, Riboud 2003). Рис. 7. Чилекская чаша. Детали. Узбекистан (адаптировано из Cultural 1985). Рис. 8. Чаша из Свата (Британский музей). Детали (адаптировано из Göbl 1967). Рис. 9. Терракоты: 1, 8 - Дальверзин-тепе; 2, 5-7 - Будрач; 3 - Долина Сурхандарьи; 4 - Гиссарская долина (по Il'yasov 2001).
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Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. VII [XXII], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică
To mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of the great Romanian sculptor Constantin Brâncuși, 2026 was declared by the President of Romania the Year of Constantin Brâncuși. Constantin Brâncuși, one of the greatest sculptors of the twentieth century, was born in 1876 in Hobița, Gorj County, and passed away in 1957 in Paris; he was buried in the Père-Lachaise cemetery. In 1904 he arrived in Paris, where he attended courses at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts...
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.
31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
