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 s