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George Demetrescu Mirea (1852, in
from ''Cultura'', October 2007, @ Telegraf With the patronage of
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File:George Demetrescu Mirea - Nicolae Petraşcu in Hidalgo.jpg, Nicolae Petraşcu
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"George Demetrescu Mirea – Între Faimă și Uitare"
(Between Fame and Oblivion) by Elena Cercel @ Noema
"O scrisoare de la pictorul George Demetrescu Mirea"
(A letter from...) Genealogical musings by Mihai Sorin Rădulescu @ România Literarâ {{DEFAULTSORT:Mirea, George Demetrescu 1852 births 1934 deaths Portrait painters People from Câmpulung École des Beaux-Arts alumni Romanian muralists 19th-century Romanian painters 20th-century Romanian painters
George Demetrescu Mirea (1852, in Câmpulung
Câmpulung (also spelled ''Cîmpulung'', , german: Langenau, Old Romanian ''Dlăgopole'', ''Длъгополе'' (from Middle Bulgarian)), or ''Câmpulung Muscel'', is a municipality in the Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is situated amon ...
– 12 December 1934, in Bucharest
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) was a Romanian portrait painter, muralist and art teacher.
Biography
He was one of twelve children born to anArchpriest
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. His first art lessons were at the "Școala Națională de Arte Frumoase" (now the 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 Nat ...
) in Bucharest under Theodor Aman
Theodor Aman (20 March 1831 – 19 August 1891) was a Romanian painter, engraver and art professor. He mostly produced genre and history scenes.
Biography
His father was a cavalry commander from Craiova but he was born in Câmpulung, where his f ...
. He also studied basic medicine with Dr.Carol Davila
Carol Davila (; 1828 – 24 August 1884) was a prestigious Romanian physician of Italian ancestry. He is considered to be the father of Romanian medicine.
Biography
He started from humble beginnings, most probably as an abandoned child, and the ...
. On the doctor's urging, he participated in the Russo-Turkish War
The Russo-Turkish wars (or Ottoman–Russian wars) were a series of twelve wars fought between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire between the 16th and 20th centuries. It was one of the longest series of military conflicts in European histo ...
(known as the "War of Independence" in Romania), and was attached to army headquarters where he was commissioned to paint military campaign scenes and related subjects.Picturi create de George Demetrescu Mirea, în colectiile Muzeului de Artă Constanțafrom ''Cultura'', October 2007, @ Telegraf With the patronage of
Ion Ghica
Ion Ghica (; 12 August 1816 – 7 May 1897) was a Romanian statesman, mathematician, diplomat and politician, who was Prime Minister of Romania five times. He was a full member of the Romanian Academy and its president many times (1876–1882, ...
, and a recommendation from Nicolae Grigorescu
Nicolae Grigorescu (; 15 May 1838 – 21 July 1907) was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting.
There is a metro station named after Grigorescu in Bucharest. It was given his name in 1990, before which it was named after Communist army ...
, he was awarded a scholarship to study at the "École des Beaux Arts
École may refer to:
* an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée)
* École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France
* École, Savoi ...
" in Paris. His primary instructor was Carolus-Duran
Charles Auguste Émile Durand, known as Carolus-Duran (Lille 4 July 1837 – 17 February 1917 Paris), was a French painter and art instructor.
He is noted for his stylish depictions of members of high society in Third Republic France.
Biograph ...
and he remained there until 1884.
That same year, he was commissioned to provide murals for the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Constanța
Constanța (, ; ; rup, Custantsa; bg, Кюстенджа, Kyustendzha, or bg, Констанца, Konstantsa, label=none; el, Κωνστάντζα, Kōnstántza, or el, Κωνστάντια, Kōnstántia, label=none; tr, Köstence), histo ...
, which he executed in conjunction with the architect Ion Mincu
Ion Mincu (; December 20, 1852 – December 6, 1912 in Bucharest) was a Romanian architect known for having a leading role in the development of the Romanian Revival style. Most of his projects are located in Bucharest, including his main work ...
. They were, however, destroyed during World War II. From 1887 to 1888, he decorated the "Casa Vernescu" (built in 1820; named after its second owner, George Vernescu, a government Minister); again working with Mincu, who was doing renovations there. Today, the building is a casino and restaurant.
The following year, he became a teacher at the Normal School
A normal school or normal college is an institution created to Teacher education, train teachers by educating them in the norms of pedagogy and curriculum. In the 19th century in the United States, instruction in normal schools was at the high s ...
in Câmpulung. In 1891, he was appointed a Professor at his old alma mater, the "Școala Națională". Eight years later, he became Director, a position he held until 1927.
He also painted murals at the National Bank of Romania
The National Bank of Romania ( ro, Banca Națională a României, BNR) is the central bank of Romania and was established in April 1880. Its headquarters are located in the capital city of Bucharest.
The National Bank of Romania is responsible ...
and Alexandru Ioan Cuza University
The Alexandru Ioan Cuza University (Romanian: ''Universitatea „Alexandru Ioan Cuza"''; acronym: UAIC) is a public university located in Iași, Romania. Founded by an 1860 decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza, under whom the former Academia Mih ...
. A street near the Arcul de Triumf
The Arcul de Triumf ( Romanian; "Triumphal Arch") is a triumphal arch located in the northern part of Bucharest, Romania, on the Kiseleff Road.
The first, wooden, triumphal arch was built hurriedly, after Romania gained its independence (187 ...
is named after him.
Selected paintings
as a "
Hidalgo
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People
* Hidalgo (nobility), members of the Spanish nobility
* Hidalgo (surname)
Places
Mexico
* Hidalgo (state), in central Mexico
* Hidalgo, Coahuila, a town in the north Mexican state of Coahuila
* Hidalgo, Nuevo Le ...
"
File:George Demetrescu Mirea - Fetita cu pisici.jpg, Little Girl with Cats
File:George Demetrescu Mirea - Sotia pictorului.jpg, Portrait of his wife in 18th-Century Costume
File:George Demetrescu Mirea - Copil asezat.jpg, A Baby, Sitting
References
Further reading
*George Dragomirescu andIon Frunzetti
Ion Frunzetti (1918–1985) was a Romanian art critic and historian. He was vice president of the Union of Fine Artists, head of the Literature and Arts Section of the Academy of Social and Political Sciences, professor at Bucharest
Buchares ...
, ''G. Demetrescu Mirea'' (Volume 7 of "Publicaţiile Fondului Elena Simu") Monitorul official si imprimeriile statului imprimeria naţională, 1940
External links
"George Demetrescu Mirea – Între Faimă și Uitare"
(Between Fame and Oblivion) by Elena Cercel @ Noema
"O scrisoare de la pictorul George Demetrescu Mirea"
(A letter from...) Genealogical musings by Mihai Sorin Rădulescu @ România Literarâ {{DEFAULTSORT:Mirea, George Demetrescu 1852 births 1934 deaths Portrait painters People from Câmpulung École des Beaux-Arts alumni Romanian muralists 19th-century Romanian painters 20th-century Romanian painters