Images of Gypsy people in the collection of The musum of Art in Cluj-Napoca, by Lucian Barbu, Ist year Graphics

 Cluj Napoca

        Starting  this Thursday, the 7^th of December, the Cluj-Napoca Museum of Art is showcasing a vast collection of Romania’s most prestigious portrayals of our compatriots, the gypsies.

Having such humble and bohemian origins, these nomad people settled in the Balkan region from the 14^th century and their coexistence with the Europeans has been controversial. Fluctuating between slavery and the romanticism, these people have been a main symbol of freedom and joy.

In honor of the mark that they left in our artists’ many paintings, the Cluj-Napoca Art Museum is organizing an exhibition that will take place in Piata Unirii, nr.30, and  will begin at 6pm, this Thursday. The exhibition’s curator, dr. Ioana Filipescu will join us for this showcase that will end on the 8^th of January, 2018.

Inspired by their colorful culture, well known artists such as Theodor Aman, Nicolae Grigorescu, Cecilia Cuțescu-Storck, Stahi Constantin have created popular paintings in the 19^th century that are being showcased throughout the next month.

The artists who will enjoy the spotlight will be: Theodor Aman, Nicolae Grigorescu, Cecilia Cuțescu-Storck, Stahi Constantin, Nicolae Vermont, Ștefan Dimitrescu, Kőváry Endre, Papp Lajos și Alexandru Popp and Walter Rudolf Widmann.

image: detail from the official poster of the event