3306 x 4988 px | 28 x 42,2 cm | 11 x 16,6 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
9. August 2024
Ort:
"Dimitrie Gusti" National Village Museum, Bucharest, Romania
Weitere Informationen:
Wayside cross from Rășinari, exhibited at the Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum, in Bucharest. Often, the crosses are surrounded by a shelter, with a door towards the road and windows at the sides. Travelers hit by rainstorms can wait inside. In the past, where the water source was farther away, villagers would leave a pitcher of fresh water for passersby. Shelters are rarer in hay and mountain areas; the crosses there are usually covered by tile roofs.[4] The shelters, which form a sort of chapel, are usually painted on the exterior and interior. Christ Pantocrator or the Trinity is on the ceiling, flanked by the Four Evangelists, angels or prophets. Saints and angels are found lower down, with empty spaces filled by grape leaves, ears of wheat, floral or geometric patterns. The exterior might feature medallions of saints or Biblical scenes. Inscriptions appear painted on the inside or carved into the cross.
