Collection study curators: Alexandru Sonoc, Raluca Georgiana Cobuz (items selection, content)
Online presentation curator: Dana Roxana Hrib (concept, layout, text editing and translation)
Contributions: Marcin Kaleciński, Jan De Maere, Valentin Muresan
The exhibition presents the outcome of the most recent studies in the European painting collection of the Brukenthal National Museum, both from the perspective of classification and thematic approach – especially devotio moderna – and in regards to specific research – identifying the authors and characters represented.
The 8 parts of the exhibition structure are: The notion of saint, from ancient polytheism to Christian monotheism; Inhabitants of the Paradise – the community of saints; “The good death” and the intercession of the saints; Martyrdom and the forerunners of martyrs; Martyrs of the first Christian centuries and the Middle Ages; Charitable saints; Hierarchs and Doctors of the Church; Monks.
A number of 51 works from the 15th-18th centuries, covering most of the schools of painting, are presented in 26 plates; some works have never been published or exhibited, and some are being analyzed before and after restoration.
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