Galeria naţională - Artă veche românească

Artă veche românească

In aprilie 2002 muzeul si-a redeschis expunerea permanenta de arta veche româneasca. Aceasta galerie detine cea mai valoroasa si mai completa colectie de acest gen din tara (9500 de piese), reusind sa ofere o imagine unitara asupra vietii culturale din provinciile istorice: Tara Româneasca, Moldova si Transilvania. In spatiul generos al celor sapte sali de la etajul I al Corpului Stirbei sunt prezentate, unele pentru prima data, 900 de piese datand din secolele XIV-XIX. Printre acestea se numara fresce si icoane (frescele de la Curtea de Arges, icoane de procesiune), broderii (Epitafurile de la Manastirea Cozia si de la Manastirea Neamt), manuscrise miniate (Tetraevanghelia lui Gavril Uric – 1436 - 1437), orfevrarie (cadelnite, chivoturi, panaghiare), sculptura in lemn si piatra. Galeria cuprinde si un Tezaur, caruia îi sunt dedicate trei sali, unde sunt expuse piese laice si de cult din metale pretioase, bijuterii si accesorii de costum din secolele XIV-XIX. Expunerea comparativa pe provincii istorice subliniaza fondul unitar al artei românesti, dar evidentiaza si particularitatile fiecarei provincii în parte.

Romanian Medieval Art

The Department of Romanian Medieval Art was established in 1953, and was opened to the public six years later, in 1959. The core of the present holdings came to the Museum from public collections (primarily from the National Museum of Antiquities) created after the Union of the Romanian Principalities in 1859. Archaeological finds and works from the national art treasure sent to Russia for safekeeping in 1916, and partly recovered in 1956, as well as acquisitions further consolidated the collection. Over 9,500 works drawn from all three Romanian Principalities – Wallachia, Moldavia and Transylvania – span five centuries of artistic achievement, from the late fourteenth through the early nineteenth century. The holdings include icons, fresco fragments, embroideries and textiles, illuminated manuscripts and rare books, silver, jewellery, woodcarvings, metalwork, and ceramics.