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Olga Greceanu
1890 – 1978 Bucharest
Painter who revived Byzantine forms in modern religious art.
Greceanu studied in Paris and developed a monumental style inspired by Byzantine and Romanian church painting, applied to murals and large religious compositions.
Works
Notable works
№ 01
Byzantine-inspired religious compositions
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№ 01Byzantine-inspired religious compositions
Tempera
National Museum of Art of Romania
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