National Museum of Art of Romania

The National Museum of Art of Romania, located in the former royal palace in the center of Bucharest, Romania, features notable collections of medieval and modern Romanian art, as well as the international collection assembled by the Romanian royal family.

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Bucharest - Romania

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The museum was damaged during the fighting connected to the downfall of Nicolae Ceau?escu in 1989. It 2000, part of the museum reopened to the public; the excellent medieval collection, which now features works salvaged from monasteries destroyed during the Ceau?escu era, reopened only in spring 2002.

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Nicolae Ceau?escu - Monasteries

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The modern Romanian collection features sculptures by Constantin Brâncu?i and Dimitrie Paciurea and paintings by Theodor Aman, Nicolae Grigorescu, Theodor Pallady, Gheorghe Patrascu, and Gheorghe Tattarescu.

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Constantin Brâncu?i - Dimitrie Paciurea - Theodor Aman - Nicolae Grigorescu - Theodor Pallady - Gheorghe Patrascu - Gheorghe Tattarescu

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The international collection includes works by Old Masters such as Domenico Veneziano, El Greco, Tintoretto, Jan van Eyck, Jan Brueghel the Elder, Peter Paul Rubens, and Rembrandt, plus a smattering of works by impressionists such as Claude Monet and Alfred Sisley. Among the most famous Old Master works in the collection are Jacopo Amigoni's portrait of the singer Farinelli, a Crucifixion by Antonello da Messina, and Alonso Cano's Christ At The Column.

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Old Master - Domenico Veneziano - El Greco - Tintoretto - Jan van Eyck - Jan Brueghel the Elder - Peter Paul Rubens - Rembrandt - Impressionists - Claude Monet - Alfred Sisley - Jacopo Amigoni - Farinelli - Antonello da Messina - Alonso Cano

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