Meșterul iconar Florin Nicolae Poenariu din Laz
Master Iconographer Florin Nicolae Poenariu from Laz

Summary/Abstract: The tradition of religious glass icon painting in southern Transylvania highlights the village of Laz situated on Sebeș Valley, as a place of upmost importance regarding arts and crafts. Religious icon painting, wood painting, cloth painting and mural painting in the traditional Romanian environment registers here a uninterrupted activity for more than two and a half centuries, portrayed by four families of icon painters: Poenariu, Moraru, Zamfir and Rodean. The family has a remarkable history spanning over seven generations, beginning with Savu Poenariu, and continuing in our times with Florin Poenariu whose artistic accomplishments in the fields of glass painting and woodcarving were recognised by the Romanian Ministry of Culture whom gratified him with the title of Living Human Thesaurus.

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