Vasile Drăguț (January 9, 1928—November 1, 1987) was a

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n art critic and academic. Born in Murgași,

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, he graduated from Saint Sava National College in

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. A professor at the Fine Arts Institute in that city, he was also editor-in-chief of ''Arta'' magazine. A prominent researcher of Romanian art, particularly from the medieval period, he published some thirty books, along with numerous articles and studies. He was buried at Râmeț Monastery.Drăguț, Vasile
at the Alexandru and Aristia Aman Dolj County Library

Selected bibliography

*''Stilurile Greciei Antice'' (1962) *''Nicolae Dărăscu'' (1966) *''Sighișoara'' (1966) *''Vechi monumente hunedorene'' (1968) *''Arta brâncovenească'' (1971) *''Arta gotică în România'' (1979) *''Cetatea Sighișoara'' (1968) *''Arta românească : preistorie, antichitate, ev mediu, renaștere'' (1982) *''Fata morgană la Tassili'' (1983) *''Dicționar enciclopedic de artă medievală românească'' (1976) *''Medalioane în cerneală'' (1988)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dragut, Vasile 1928 births 1987 deaths People from Dolj County Saint Sava National College alumni Academic staff of the Bucharest National University of Arts Romanian art historians Romanian magazine editors 20th-century Romanian historians