Craiova Art Museum

The Craiova Art Museum is yr art museum within the city of Craiova , Oltenia , Romania. The museum is housed in the Constantin Mihail Palace, constructed from 1898 to 1907 consistent with the plans of French architect Paul Gottereau. The palace as soon as belonged to Michael Constantine 1837–1908, a member of one of the richest households in Romania and is called Jean Mihail Palace. The palace is embellished with Carrara marble stairs, Lyon silk partitions, Murano glass chandeliers, painted ceilings, in part gilded stucco, and Venetian mirrors. It has hosted kings of Romania, in 1939 the exiled Polish president Ignacy Mo?cicki 1867–1946, and the previous Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito 1892–1980. The museum become founded in 1954.

It is the main art museum in Craiova and is a full-size traveller enchantment for the city. A predominant attraction of the museum is the gallery committed to Constantin Brâncu?i, displaying six of his early sculptures which include variants of his first-class-recognized works: Vitellius 1898, Miss Pogany 1902, The Vainglory 1905, Boy's Head 1906, The Kiss 1907, and Woman Torso 1909. It additionally has a diffusion of artwork with the aid of vital Romanian masters consisting of Theodor Aman, Nicolae Grigorescu, Vasile Popescu, ?tefan Luchian, and Theodor Pallady, together with some Romanian icons.