Description: "Monastery Hincu" canvas/oil, 2016 Size Approx.: 26" X 20" (65 cm X 50 cm) About the picture: The monastery was founded in 1678, near the river Kogylnik. True, at first, the abode called hermitage. She founded her Moldavian Boyar, Mihai Hincu. According to legend, he and his daughter, fleeing from the Tatars, came to this place. Then they make come true: if you survive, build a monastery here. Boyar has fulfilled his promise. His daughter took monastic vows under the name Paraskeva and settled in the monastery. The female monastery Hincu is situated in 55km of Chisinau. Since XVII century it is considered to be one of the richest monasteries in southern Moldova. Hincu is also named the monastery of Saint Paraskeva in honor of boyar-founder daughter. She gave an oath and became a nun by a name of Paraskeva. Hincu complex consists out of summer church built in 1835 in Russian-Byzantine style and winter church built in 1841. The icon of Saint Great Martyr from Afon’s mountain was brought especially for cathedral church of Saint Great Martyr Panteleimon. In Soviet time the monastery was modified in recreation department and sanatorium of Health Service Ministry. By the request of inhabitants from neighboring villages the monastery becomes active again in 1990.
Price: 2391 USD
Location: Chisinau, MD
End Time: 2024-12-03T08:18:14.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: Victor Arseni
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Signed By: Victor Arseni
Size: Large
Custom Bundle: No
Item Length: 0,5 in
Region of Origin: Moldova
Framing: Unframed
Personalize: Yes
Year of Production: 2016
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 20 in
Style: Impressionism, Realism
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
Handmade: Yes
Item Width: 26 in
Culture: Moldova
Time Period Produced: 2020-Now
Signed: Yes
Title: Monastery Hincu
Period: Contemoporary (1970 - 2020)
Material: Canvas
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes
Subject: Actors, Art, Baby, Botanical, Cathedrals, Children & Infants, Christmas, Cityscapes, Community Life, Concerts, Family, Landscape, Musical Bands & Groups, Musical Instruments, On the Road, Peace, Plants, Seasons, Sky
Type: Art
COA Issued By: Artist
Theme: Architecture, Art, Cities & Towns, Continents & Countries, Cultures & Ethnicities, Domestic & Family Life, Hobbies & Leisure, Music, Nature, People, Portrait
Production Technique: Oil Painting
Country/Region of Manufacture: Moldova, Republic of
Personalization Instructions: Original
