Constantin Brâncoveanu in the Consciousness of his Age and of Posterity
Constantin Brâncoveanu in the Consciousness of his Age and of Posterity
Author(s): Aida TodiPublished by: Editura Universitară & ADI Publication
Keywords: promoter of the Romanian culture (printing; schools; classical and modern languages; churches); the opening to the Balkan and European space; foreign diplomats and chroniclers; own architectural style – Brâncoveanu’s style
Summary/Abstract: This article aims to analyze some of the achievements accomplished during the reign of Constantin Brâncoveanu – ruler, man of culture – creator of “Brâncoveanu’s style” in the architecture and Arts), supporter of education and printing, promoter of foreign languages, of Arts and Church. We also have the echoes left by the strong personality of the Wallachian Prince and the events he lived through, registered by the chroniclers of his Court (Radu Greceanu, Radu Popescu), the great scholar Dimitrie Cantemir and the Secretary of the Royal Chancery (Anton Maria del Chiaro), also by representative European figures: ambassadors, barons, men of culture, clerks: Goltz, the Polish ambassador in Constantinople, Andrea Memmo, the Italian ambassador, Des Alleurs, the French ambassador, the baron de Hochpied, the Greek metropolitan Calinic of Heraclea
Journal: International Journal of Cross-Cultural Studies and Environmental Communication
- Issue Year: 4/2015
- Issue No: 01 (SI)
- Page Range: 15-23
- Page Count: 10