Misha Popp ( Roman Mișu Popp ; March 19, 1827, Brasov , southeastern Transylvania , Austrian Empire - March 6, 1892, ibid.) - Romanian portrait painter and monumental painter.
| Misha Popp | |
|---|---|
| room. Mișu Popp | |
 Self portrait | |
| Date of Birth | March 19, 1827 |
| Place of Birth | Brasov Austrian Empire (now Romania ) |
| Date of death | March 6, 1892 ( 64) |
| Place of death | Brasov Austria-Hungary |
| Nationality |  |
| Genre | painting |
| Study | Academy of Fine Arts (Vienna) |
| Style | academism |
Biography
Born in a large family. His father was a painter and sculptor who painted churches.
Mishu Popp graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna in 1848.
He continued the work of his father, was engaged in painting church structures in Bucharest , Brasov ( Church of St. Nicholas ), Rasnov , Satulung , Tirgu Jiu , Kympulung Muschele , Urlace and others. Some of the paintings were made in conjunction with . The style of both artists has much in common.
Between 1847 and 1853 Popp adorned churches in Bucharest.
The author of a number of portraits of famous historical figures and contemporaries, including thanks to Wallachia Mihai the Brave , Ion Eliade-Radulescu , Andrei Muresanu , Vasile Alexandri ,
The artist’s paintings are now in collections can be seen in the Bucharest Literary Museum of Romania, the National Museum of Art of Romania , as well as in the museums of Arad , Brasov, Ploiesti and Sibiu .
Gallery
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Portrait of Ion Eliade Radulescu
Portrait of Lord Wallachia Mihai the Brave
Portrait of Andrei Muresanu
Portrait of Vasile Alexandri
Female portrait
Lady in blue
Portrait of a praying Italian
Portrait of the artist's mother