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Portrait of Barbu Iscovescu

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19th-Century FoundersPaintingDrawing

Barbu Iscovescu

1816 – 1854 Bucharest

Revolutionary painter who portrayed Avram Iancu.

Iscovescu took part in the 1848 revolution and joined Avram Iancu in the Apuseni Mountains, where he drew and painted the Transylvanian leader from life. He died in Istanbul.

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Works

Notable works

  1. № 01 · 1849

    Portrait of Avram Iancu

    Oil on canvas

    National Museum of Art of Romania

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