Stefan Arteni

The Fate Of Romanias Cultural Heritage

A Visual Essay

Parvu Mutu, Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel church, Berca, 17th century http://www.jurnalul.ro/usr/imagini/2011/11/11//194898-frescaberca.jpg

SolInvictus Press 2012

Zamca monastery (the Armenian monastery), the chapel, 17th century?, Suceava http://picasaweb.google.com/114727587031945099063/SuceavaZamca#

Zamca monastery (the Armenian monastery), the chapel, 17th century?, Suceava, photo Cezar Suceveanu

Aninoasa monastery, Parvu Mutu and Dima, Mihai and Badea zographers, 17th century, remodeled in 1722-1730 http://www.rri.ro/i mages/rt190407_5.jpg

Aninoasa monastery, Parvu Mutu and Dima, Mihai and Badea zographers, 17th century, remodeled in 1722-1730 picasaweb.google.c om/lh/photo/AkCoo gFfx2OtcDZHMVug gg

Parvu Mutu, Holy Trinity church, Magureni, 17th century (disfigured by additions) https://picasaweb.google.com/102978039468396837666/FlorestiPrahova26Febr2011#

Parvu Mutu, Holy Trinity church, Magureni, 17th century https://picasaweb.google.com/geta.iftode/PeUrmeleCantacuzinilor25022011#

Parvu Mutu, Holy Trinity church, Magureni, 17th century https://picasaweb.google.com/geta.iftode/PeUrmeleCantacuzinilor25022011#

Parvu Mutu, Holy Trinity church, Magureni, 17th century https://picasaw eb.google.com /10297803946 8396837666/Fl orestiPrahova 26Febr2011#

Parvu Mutu, Holy Trinity church, Magureni, 17th century, history of the church https://picasaweb.google.com/102978039468396837666/FlorestiPrahova26Febr2011#

Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel church, Berca, 17th century milikas.wordpress.com/2010/10/29/calator-pe-meleaguri-buzoiene...

Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel church, Berca, 17th century viatalatara.wordpress.com/2009/07/21/o-licitatie-iesita-din-co...

Parvu Mutu, Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel church, Berca, 17th century viatalatara.wordpress.com/page/3/?archives-list=1

Parvu Mutu, Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel church, Berca, 17th century viatalatara.wordpress.com/page/3/?archives-list=1

Parvu Mutu, Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel church, Berca, 17th century viatalatara.wordpress.com/page/3/?archives-list=1

Parvu Mutu, Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel church, Berca, 17th century travelbuzau.com/atractii-turistice/manastirii-si-biserici/mana...

Parvu Mutu, Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel church, Berca, 17th century travelbuzau.com/ atractiituristice/manastiri i-sibiserici/mana...

Parvu Mutu, Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel church, Berca, 17th century travelbuzau.com/cultura-sitraditie/patrimoniu-cultural

Parvu Mutu, Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel church, Berca, 17th century travelbuzau.com/ proiecte-deinvestitii/proiectede-dezvoltare-...

St Ephtimios (Fundenii Doamnei) church, Bucharest, 17th century http://www.flickr.c om/photos/82601 929@N00/34800 44242/

Parvu Mutu zographer, St Ephtimios (Fundenii Doamnei) church, Bucharest, 17th century http://www.flickr.c om/photos/miaza noapte/36460209 81/in/set72157619987568 165

Parvu Mutu zographer, St Ephtimios (Fundenii Doamnei) church, Bucharest, 17th century www.ziarullumina.ro/ galerie;0;1574;0;0;G aleria-foto.html

Parvu Mutu zographer, St Ephtimios (Fundenii Doamnei) church, Bucharest, 17th century www.ziarullumina.ro/galerie;0;1574;0;0;Galeria-foto.html

Dormition church (the old church), Brancoveanu monastery, Sambata de Sus, 17th century, partially destroyed in 1785 by Austrian authorities ortodox.dyndns.org/ro/Ionut-laptop/Colectii/Colectia%20FOTO/Ma...

Dormition church (the old church), Brancoveanu monastery, Sambata de Sus, 17th century, partially destroyed in 1785 by Austrian authorities http://www.flickr.co m/photos/piku/3834 769780/

http://www.manastireabrancoveanu.r o/images/isto05.jpg Dormition church (the old church), Brancoveanu monastery, Sambata de Sus, 17th century, partially destroyed in 1785 by Austrian authorities http://www.monumenteromania.ro/index.p hp/monumente/detalii/ro/Biserica%20Ado rmirea%20Maicii%20Domnului%20a%20 manastirii%20Brancoveanu/6303/6302

Dormition church (the old church), Brancoveanu monastery, Sambata de Sus, 17th century, partially destroyed in 1785 by Austrian authorities http://www.flickr.com/photos/piku/3833975367/in/photostream/

Parvu Mutu (first zographer), Cotroceni monastery, Bucharest, built in the 17th century, repainted in 1806, demolished in 1984 stiintalaeaacasa.radi ocultura.ro/2011/10/ povestea-frescelorde...

Parvu Mutu (first zographer), Cotroceni monastery, Bucharest, built in the 17th century, repainted in 1806, demolished in 1984 stiintalaeaaca sa.radiocultur a.ro/2011/10/ povesteafrescelor-de...

Fresco remnant, Vacaresti monastery, Bucharest, 18th century, demolished in 1985 www2.tvr.ro/comoriinparagina/nominalizari.php

Fresco remnant, Vacaresti monastery, Bucharest, 18th century, demolished in 1985 www.timeoutbucuresti.ro/arta/6350/2599754/recuperarea-manastir...

St Paraskevi church, Calinesti, 18th century www.fundatiabrezoi.ro/biserici.html

St Paraskevi church, Calinesti, 18th century http://www.fundatiabrezoi.ro/images/biserici/calinesti3.jpg

Dormition (Drujesti) church, Curtea de Arges, 18th century turismarges.wordpress.com/2009/05/16/bise rica-drujesti-arges-c...

Dormition (Drujesti) church, Curtea de Arges, 18th century http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/9643/img0652h.jpg

Dormition church, Causeni, Bessarabia, 17th 18th centuries http://moldovenii.md/library/photo/album/185/id/2595

nicustancu48.ning.com/xn/detail/2782602 :Comment:390943?xg_sour... Dormition church, Causeni, Bessarabia, 17th 18th centuries, painted by Stanciul, Radu and Voicul, in 1763

http://www.ecology.md/pics/2011/06/turism _iug_Moldovi03.jpg

Dormition church, Causeni, Bessarabia, 17th 18th centuries www.moldovenii.md/md/library/photo-album/id/25

Dormition church, Causeni, Bessarabia, 17th 18th centuries http://www.flickr.com/photos/34751588@N03/4032144716/

Dormition church, Causeni, Bessarabia, 17th 18th centuries antonesti.blogspot.com/2011/05/pe-drum-biserica-din-causeni-in...

Dormition church, Causeni, Bessarabia, 17th 18th centuries http://www.flickr.com/photos/34751588@N03/4032137428/

Dormition church, Causeni, Bessarabia, 17th -18th centuries antonesti.blogspot.com/2011/05/pe-drum-biserica-din-causeni-in...

Dormition church, Causeni, Bessarabia,17th 18th centuries antonesti.blogspot.com/2011/05/pe-drum-biserica-din-causeni-in...

Dormition church, Causeni, Bessarabia, 17th -18th centuries antonesti.blog spot.com/201 1/05/pedrumbiserica-dincauseni-in...

Dormition church, Causeni, Bessarabia, 17th 18th centuries antonesti.blogspot.com/2011/05/pe-drum-biserica-din-causeni-in...

Valea Manastirii monastery,Titesti www.panoramio.com/photo/7006820

Valea Manastirii monastery, Titesti www.panoramio. com/photo/70068 20

Dormition church, Grecii de Mijloc Sitaru, 18th century? http://biserica-sitaru.megablog.ro/

Dormition church, Grecii de Mijloc Sitaru, 18th century? http://biserica-sitaru.megablog.ro/

Dormition church, Grecii de Mijloc Sitaru, 18th century? http://biserica-sitaru.megablog.ro/

Dormition church, Grecii de Mijloc Sitaru, 18th century? http://biserica-sitaru.megablog.ro/

Abandoned church, Ocnele Mari http://poze-gratis.ro/displayimage-30-22-Pictura-bisericeasca-veche.html#top_display_media

Abandoned church, Ocnele Mari http://poze-gratis.ro/displayimage-30-22-Pictura-bisericeasca-veche.html#top_display_media

Dormition (Golestii Badii) church, Topoloveni, 1745 www.topoloveni.ro/index.php?modul=articole&category_id=75

St Nicholas church, 1796, Pitigaia, Calarasi county http://bukresh.blogspot.com/2011/02/doua-biserici-parasite.html

St Nicholas church, 1796, Pitigaia, Calarasi county www.panoramio. com/photo/2678 2311

St Nicholas church, 1796, Pitigaia, Calarasi county http://www.geolocation.ws/v/P/60213151/pitigaia-biserica-parasita/en

St Nicholas church, 1796, Pitigaia, Calarasi county http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/60213242.jpg

St Nicholas church, 1796, Pitigaia, Calarasi county www.panoramio.com/photo/36851047

Presentation of Christ in the Temple and Holy Archangels church, ParaieniLivezi, 1825 https://picasaweb .google.com/101 81364539712310 7164/BiserDinPar aieniLivezi#

Presentation of Christ in the Temple and Holy Archangels church, Paraieni-Livezi, 1825 https://picasaweb.google.com/101813645397123107164/BiserDinParaieniLivezi#

Presentation of Christ in the Temple and Holy Archangels church, Paraieni-Livezi, 1825 https://picasaweb.google.com/101813645397123107164/BiserDinParaieniLivezi#

Presentation of Christ in the Temple and Holy Archangels church, Paraieni-Livezi, 1825 https://picasaweb.google.com/101813645397123107164/BiserDinParaieniLivezi#

Presentation of Christ in the Temple and Holy Archangels church, Paraieni-Livezi, 1825 https://picasawe b.google.com/10 1813645397123 107164/BiserDin ParaieniLivezi#

Presentation of Christ in the Temple and Holy Archangels church, Paraieni-Livezi, 1825 https://picasawe b.google.com/10 1813645397123 107164/BiserDin ParaieniLivezi#

Presentation of Christ in the Temple and Holy Archangels church, Paraieni-Livezi, 1825 https://picasawe b.google.com/10 1813645397123 107164/BiserDin ParaieniLivezi#

Presentationn of Christ in the Temple and Holy Archangels church, ParaieniLivezi, 1825 https://picasaweb .google.com/101 81364539712310 7164/BiserDinPar aieniLivezi#

Presentation of Christ in the Temple and Holy Archangels church, Paraieni-Livezi, 1825 https://picasawe b.google.com/10 1813645397123 107164/BiserDin ParaieniLivezi#

Presentatio of Christ in the Temple and Holy Archangels church, Paraieni-Livezi, 1825 https://picasawe b.google.com/10 1813645397123 107164/BiserDin ParaieniLivezi#

Presentation of Christ in the Temple and Holy Archangels church, Paraieni-Livezi, 1825 https://picasaweb.googl e.com/1018136453971 23107164/BiserDinPara ieniLivezi#

Presentation of Christ in the Temple and Holy Archangels church, Paraieni-Livezi, 1825 https://picasaweb.google.com/101813645397123107164/BiserDinParaieniLivezi#

St Nicholas and St Basil church, Golumbelu, 1816 http://alexisphoe nix.org/imagesro mania7/golumbe luDSC02324.jpg

St Nicholas and St Basil church, Golumbelu, 1816 http://alexispho enix.org/image sromania8/chu rchDSC03517.j pg

Abandoned church, Zlotesti dianaleca.blogspot.com/2011/03/blogpost.html

St Paraskevi wood church, Ibanesti, 1785, 1833, remodeled, painted and portico added in 1879, photo Alexandru Babos

All Saints church, Proieni, 18th century, painted by Ioan de la Ocne and deacon Radu, portico added in 1812 and painted in 1875 http://poze-gratis.ro/displayimage-30-22-Pictura-bisericeasca-veche.html#top_display_media

All Saints church, Proieni, 18th century, painted by Ioan de la Ocne and deacon Radu, portico added in 1812 and painted in 1875 www.fundatiabrezoi.ro/biserici.html

All Saints church, Proieni, 18th century, painted by Ioan de la Ocne and deacon Radu, portico added in 1812 and painted in 1875 www.fundatiabrezoi.ro/biserici.html

All Saints church, Proieni, 18th century, painted by Ioan de la Ocne and deacon Radu, portico added in 1812 and painted in 1875 www.fundatiabrezoi.ro/biserici.html

All Saints church, Proieni, 18th century, painted by Ioan de la Ocne and deacon Radu, portico added in 1812 and painted in 1875 www.fundatiabrezoi.ro/biserici.html

All Saints church, Proieni, 18th century, painted by Ioan de la Ocne and deacon Radu, portico added in 1812 and painted in 1875 www.biserici.org/index.php?menu=BIVL&code=13060&criteria=&quic...

All Saints church, Proieni, 18th century, painted by Ioan de la Ocne and deacon Radu, portico added in 1812 and painted in 1875 www.fundatiabrezoi.ro/biserici.html

Barbu Belu Dormition hermitage, 1818

St Nicholas church, Grojdibodu, 1864 http://www.biserici.org/index.php?menu=BIOT&code=9206&criteria=&quick=&radio=b&order=P.TOWN,C.NAME,P .NAME

St Nicholas church, Grojdibodu, 1864 http://alexisphoenix.org/imagesromania10/grojchurchpc080205.jpg

St Nicholas church, Grojdibodu, 1864 http://www.biserici.org/index.php?menu=BIOT&code=9206&criteria=&quick=&radio=b&order=P.TOWN,C.NAME,P .NAME

St Nicholas church, Grojdibodu, 1864 http://alexisphoenix.org/imagesromania10/grojchurchpc080204.jpg

St Nicholas church, Grojdibodu, 1864 http://alexisphoenix.org/imagesromania10/grojchurchpc080199.jpg

The old church, Busesti, 19th century https://picasaweb.google.com/mateilaudoniu2004/BisericaDinBusesti#

The old church, Busesti, 19th century https://picasaweb.g oogle.com/mateilau doniu2004/Biserica DinBusesti#

The old church, Busesti, 19th century https://picasaweb.google.com/mateilaudoniu2004/BisericaDinBusesti#

The old church, Busesti, 19th century https://picasaweb.google.com/mateilaudoniu2004/BisericaDinBusesti#

The old church, Busesti, 19th century https://picasaweb.google.com/mateilaudoni u2004/BisericaDinBusesti#

The old church, Busesti, 19th century https://picasaweb.google.com/mateilaudoni u2004/BisericaDinBusesti#

The old church, Busesti, 19th century https://picasaweb.google.com/mateil audoniu2004/BisericaDinBusesti#

The old church, Busesti, 19th century https://picasaweb.g oogle.com/mateilau doniu2004/Biserica DinBusesti#

The old church, Busesti, 19th century https://picasaweb.google.com/mateilaudoniu2004/BisericaDinBusesti#

The old church, Busesti, 19th century https://picasaweb.google.com/mateilaudoniu2004/BisericaDinBusesti#

The old church, Busesti, 19th century https://picasaweb.google.com/mateilaudoniu2004/BisericaDinBusesti#

Veverita monastery, the old church, Bessarabia, 1922-1924, destroyed by Soviet authorities rogrup.net/xn/detail/4989154:Comment:124683