Gheorghe Tattarescu

Gheorghe Tattarescu (1818 - 1894) is a Romanian painter, pioneer of neoclassicism in his country's modern painting. 1818 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture. ...

Early life and studies

Gheorghe Tattarescu was born in Focşani in 1818. He started out as an apprentice to his uncle Nicolae Teodorescu, a church painter. He continued to study at the Painting School from Buzău, when his uncle moved there. After that he continued to study in Rome, with professors from the San Luca Academy. He made reproductions from paintings by Raphael, Bartolomé Estéban Murillo, Salvatore Rosa, Guido Reni. The city of FocÅŸani [pron. ... Buzău () is a city in the Buzău County, Wallachia, Romania, situated near the right bank of the Buzău river, between the Carpathian Mountains and the fertile lowlands of south Moldavia and east Wallachia. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Left-Wing Democrats) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,823,807 almost 4,000,000 1... Self-portrait by Raphael. ... Murillo Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (January 1, 1618 - April 3, 1682) was a Spanish painter from Seville. ... Autoportrait Guido at his best: Abduction of Deianira, 1620-21 Guido Reni (November 4, 1575 - August 18, 1642 was a prominent Bolognese painter of high-Baroque style. ...

Political and artistic activity

Tattarascu was a participant in the 1948 Revolution in Wallachia. After the revolution, he made portraits of Romanian revolutionaries in exile such as Gheorghe Magheru, Ştefan Golescu and others and in 1851 he painted Nicolae Bălcescu (in three almost identical copies). The national liberation ideal inspired his allegorical compositions with revolutionary (Romania's rebirth, 1849) patriotic (The Principalities' Unification, 1857) subjects. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Map of Romania with Wallachia in yellow. ... Åžtefan Golescu (1809 - 1874) was a Romanian politician that served as a Prime Minister of Romania between 26 November 1867 and 12 May 1868. ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Nicolae Bălcescu Nicolae Bălcescu (1819-1852) was a Romanian historian, writer, and revolutionary. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1860, being commissioned to draw up a National Album of sights and historical monuments of the country, his talent of painting vaguely romantic landscapes was revealed. For showing his sympathy with the peasants' uprisings, he purposely painted The peasant at the Danube in 1875. He also painted churches in neoclassical manner. 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture. ...

In 1864, together with painter Theodor Aman, he founded the School of Fine Arts in Bucharest. There he was to teach painting for a long time and to be the school master for two years (1891-1892). 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Bucharest is situated on the banks of the Dâmboviţa River, which flows into the Argeş River, a tributary of the Danube. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1865 he wrote Useful Principles and Studies on Proportions of the Human Body and Drawing after the Most Famous Painters. 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ...

The house that he bought in 1855 and in which he lived for almost 40 years is now hosting the Gheorghe Tattarescu Memorial Museum. The museum has been open since 1951 and it hosts some of his original artwork. 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...