The Art of Byzantine Tradition in Romania

The Art of Byzantine Tradition in Romania, Monahia Adela Vaetisi – editura Noi Media Print

In no other epoch of civilisation and the history of art have the Church, society and culture been so bound togetyher as in Byzantium, and the art that expressed this consummate harmnony was to preserve its stability and validity over many centuries. In the Romanian milieu, the most profound aspect of relations with teh Byzantine Empire was neither political, economic, nor administrative; the Byzantine emperors had no intention of ansorbing within their borders the lands inhabited by the Romanians.

The stropngest impact of Byzantine civilisation was in terms of its moulding of exxlesiastical life within the forms of Byzantine theological thought and rituals, whereby Romanians were integrated into the Eastern Orthodox Church. Asa cum foarte bine aprecia istoricul Nicolae Iorga, Imperiul Bizantin a supravietuit momentului 1453. Rezultatul a fost continuarea raspandirii artei de sorginte bizantina si supravietuirea ei in tarile din Balcani si din Estul Europei. Albumul ne prezinta principalele directii in care aceasta raspandire a avut loc, precum si cele mai remarcabile realizari care ne-au ramas de peste secole

. Despre autor: Monahia Atanasia (dr. Adela Vaetisi), muzeograf la Manastirea Stavropoleos din Bucuresti, este doctor in istoria artei, autor a numeroase studii si articole aparute in reviste de specialitate. A publicat, in colaborare cu editura Noi Media Print, albumul „Manastiri si biserici din Romania”.