Particularităţile stilului brâncovenesc în arhitectura românească

Abstract

Seventeenth-century Romanian Art, flourished considerably by bringing Constantin Brâncoveanu. He helped to develop the local culture and opened the way to a new artistic vision. C. Brâncoveanu's visions were based on the synthesis of local traditions with elements of European Baroque style, so creating a new style – „brâncovenesc”. In this style we are focused on the ornamental decoration, which achieves an excessive characteristic and which consists of western and eastern inspiration elements. The ornamental decoration is placed on the facade of buildings, visible places and is customized by the vegetal motifs carved in relief. Another feature in the „brâncovenesc‖ style is the presence of the architectural elements such as: gazebo, open porch, loggia and the balcony of palace, which are decorated with bows of different shapes, joined by an openwork railing.