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Dumitru Bâșcu
Dumitru Bâșcu (Romanian pronunciation: ; alternative spelling Dimitrie Bîșcu; 14 September 1902 – 18 November 1983) was a Romanian painter. He is known for his oil paintings of still life, landscapes and portraits as well as for mural paintings, mostly church restoration and fresco painting across Romania. Dumitru Bâșcu was born in the village of Cracalia, commune of Dumeni (later renamed George Enescu, Botoșani) in Dorohoi County at the time, today Botoșani County. He is the half-brother of musician George Enescu through his father, Costache Enescu. His mother was Maria Ferdinand Suschi of Polish origin. He attended the Iași National School of Fine Arts from 1920 until 1924 where he had among his teachers Gheorghe Popovici and Jean Cosmovici. He then attended the Bucharest National School of Fine Arts (later renamed Bucharest National University of Arts) from 1924 until 1927 where his teachers included George Mirea and Camil Ressu. He made his debut at the Bucharest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dumitru Bâșcu - Self-portrait With Beret
Dumitru is a Romanian surname and given name. Notable people with the surname include: *Alina Alexandra Dumitru (born 1982), Romanian judoka *Alexe Dumitru (1935–1971), Romanian sprint canoer *Ion Dumitru (born 1950), Romanian footballer *Nicolao Dumitru (born 1991), Italian footballer *Ted Dumitru (1939–2016), Romanian football manager Notable people with the given name include: *Dumitru Bâșcu (1902–1983), Romanian painter *Dumitru Berciu (1907–1998), Romanian historian and archaeologist *Dumitru Caracostea (1879–1964), Romanian folklorist, literary historian, and critic *Dumitru Carlaonț (1888–1970), Romanian general *Dumitru Ciotti (1882/1885–1974), Megleno-Romanian activist, editor and schoolteacher *Dumitru Corbea (1910–2002), Romanian writer *Dumitru Cornilescu (1891–1975), Romanian theologian *Dumitru Karnabatt (1877–1949), Romanian poet, art critic, and political journalist *Dumitru C. Moruzi (1850–1914), Moldavian-born Russian and Romanian aristocr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a predominantly Temperate climate, temperate-continental climate, and an area of , with a population of around 19 million. Romania is the List of European countries by area, twelfth-largest country in Europe and the List of European Union member states by population, sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, followed by Iași, Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Constanța, Craiova, Brașov, and Galați. The Danube, Europe's second-longest river, rises in Germany's Black Forest and flows in a southeasterly direction for , before emptying into Romania's Danube Delta. The Carpathian Mountains, which cross Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Enescu, Botoșani
George Enescu is a commune in Botoșani County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Arborea, Dumeni (the commune centre), George Enescu, Popeni and Stânca. The commune is so named because musician and composer George Enescu George Enescu (; – 4 May 1955), known in France as Georges Enesco, was a Romanian composer, violinist, conductor and teacher. Regarded as one of the greatest musicians in Romanian history, Enescu is featured on the Romanian five lei. Biogr ... was born here, in the village of Liveni, renamed after him following his death in 1955. References Communes in Botoșani County Localities in Western Moldavia {{Botoşani-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorohoi County
Dorohoi County, with its seat at Dorohoi, was a subdivision of the Kingdom of Romania and located in the region of Moldavia. Geography The county was located in the northeastern part of Greater Romania, in the north-eastern extremity of the Moldavia region. Today the territory of the former county is split between Romania (north Botoșani County, with an area of 2,542 km²) and Ukraine (Hertsa region, with an area of 304 km²). It bordered northwest with Cernăuți County, to the north and east with Hotin County, south Botoșani County#Historical county, Botoşani County, southwest with Suceava County#Historical county, Suceava County, and west with Rădăuți County. Administrative organization The county comprised five cities: Dorohoi, Darabani, Herța, Mihăileni, Botoșani, Mihăileni and Săveni. Administratively, Dorohoi County was originally divided into three districts (''plasă, plăși''): # Plasa Bașeu # Plasa Herța # Plasa Siret Subsequently, two new districts wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botoșani County
Botoșani County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Western Moldavia (encompassing a few villages in neigbhouring Suceava County from Bukovina to the west as well), with the capital town ( ro, Oraș reședință de județ) at Botoșani. Demographics As of 31 October 2011, it had a population of 412,626 and the population density was 83/km2. * Romanians – 94.1% * Romani people, Romani – 1% * Ukrainians – 0.2% * Lipovans – 0.1% * Minorities of Romania, Other ethnicities – 0.1% * Unknown ethnicity – 4.6% Geography * Botoșani County is situated between the rivers Siret (river), Siret and Prut, in the northeastern part of Romania, bordering Ukraine to the north and Moldova to the east. To the west and south it has borders with Suceava County, Suceava and Iași County, Iași counties. * It has a total area of , comprising 2.1% of the Romanian territory. * The relief is a high plain, between the valleys of the Siret and the Prut, and the latter's affluent, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Enescu
George Enescu (; – 4 May 1955), known in France as Georges Enesco, was a Romanian composer, violinist, conductor and teacher. Regarded as one of the greatest musicians in Romanian history, Enescu is featured on the Romanian five lei. Biography Enescu was born in Romania, in the village of Liveni (later renamed "George Enescu" in his honor), then in Dorohoi County, today Botoșani County. His father was Costache Enescu, a landholder, and his mother was Maria Enescu (née Cosmovici), the daughter of an Orthodox priest. Their eighth child, he was born after all the previous siblings had died in infancy. His father later separated from Maria Enescu and had another son with Maria Ferdinand-Suschi: the painter Dumitru Bâșcu. A child prodigy, Enescu began experimenting with composing at an early age. Several, mostly very short, pieces survive, all for violin and piano. The earliest work of significant length bears the title ''Pămînt românesc'' ("Romanian Land"), and is i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Enescu University Of Arts Of Iași
The George Enescu National University of Arts ( ro, Universitatea Națională de Arte „George Enescu”) is a public university in Iași, Romania, founded in 1860. It was named in honor of the composer George Enescu. History The institution was established on 1 October 1860, as the ''Music and Declamation School'', by decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza, followed 26 days later, by the foundation of the School for Sculpture and Painting. In October 1864, Cuza approved the Charter for the ''Music and Declamation Conservatory'' and the Charter for the ''National Schools of Fine Arts'' (establishing the departments of painting, sculpture, gravure, architecture and the art of landscape architecture). In 1931, the Conservatory and the School of Fine Arts became the ''Academy of Music and Dramatic Art of Iași'', which soon adopted the name George Enescu, and the ''Iași Academy of Fine Arts'', respectively. After World War II, under the communist regime, the two academies were int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gheorghe Popovici
Gheorghe Popovici (5 October 1859, Iași - 24 February 1933, Iași) was a Romanian painter and designer in the Academic art, Academic style. Biography He spent his childhood in Hotin. Later, he attended the secondary schools in Iași, graduating from the ''Școala de Arte Frumoase'' (School of Fine Arts) in 1883."Pictorul Gheorghe Popovici" @ Evenimentul. His talents earned him a state scholarship to study in Rome, then Paris, where he worked with Léon Bonnat, absorbing cultural influences as well as artistic techniques. In 1900, he won critical acclaim at the Exposition Universelle (1900), Exposition Universelle for his depiction of Vasile Ursu Nicola, Horea's execution. After returning home, he was appointed Professor of painting and composition at his old alma mater, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of the Danube River and the Bulgarian border. Bucharest was first mentioned in documents in 1459. The city became the capital of Romania in 1862 and is the centre of Romanian media, culture, and art. Its architecture is a mix of historical (mostly Eclectic, but also Neoclassical and Art Nouveau), interbellum ( Bauhaus, Art Deco and Romanian Revival architecture), socialist era, and modern. In the period between the two World Wars, the city's elegant architecture and the sophistication of its elite earned Bucharest the nickname of 'Paris of the East' ( ro, Parisul Estului) or 'Little Paris' ( ro, Micul Paris). Although buildings and districts in the historic city centre were heavily damaged or destroyed by war, earthquakes, and even Nic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucharest National University Of Arts
The National University of Arts in Bucharest ( ro, Universitatea Naţională de Arte) is a university in Bucharest preparing students in fine arts. The National University of Arts is a higher education institution in Bucharest. History The National School of Fine Arts was founded on 5 October 1864 through a decree issued by the ruler Alexandru Ioan Cuza and as a result of the efforts pursued by the painters Theodor Aman and Gheorghe Tattarescu. This fine arts institution from Bucharest has had a number of official denominations over time: * 1864 – The National School of Fine Arts (Școala Națională de Arte Frumoase) * 1931 – The Fine Arts Academy (Academia de Belle-Arte) * 1942 – The Higher School of Arts in Bucharest (Școala Superioară de Arte din București) * 1948 – The Fine Arts Institute "Nicolae Grigorescu" (Institutul de Arte Plastice "Nicolae Grigorescu") * 1990 – The Academy of Arts (Academia de Arte) * 1995 – The University of Arts (Universitatea de A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camil Ressu
Camil Ressu (; 28 January 1880 – 1 April 1962) was a Romanian painter and academic, one of the most significant art figures of Romania. Biography Early life and career Born in Galați, Ressu originated from an Aromanian family that migrated to Romania from Macedonia at the start of the 19th century. His father, Constantin Ressu, who was a journalist and had studied law in Brussels, was an artist in his spare time. In 1887, Ressu was enrolled at the School of Fine Arts in Bucharest. He continued his studies at the School of Fine Arts in Iași, where he studies with painters Gheorghe Popovici and Gheorghe Panaiteanu Bardasare. In 1902, he finished his studied in Iași, being awarded a silver medal, and left Romania for Paris, seeking to further develop his art skills. In Paris, he studied at the Académie Julian. In 1908, Ressu returned to Romania and became interested in social matters, contributing satirical drawings to several publications, including ''Furnica'', ''Facla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
