Tuesday, 22 September 2009

Historical images of the Roma people

Ursari in Transylvania (engraving)










"Gypsy Fortune-Teller", a watercolor composition of 1841 was awarded a silver medal by the Council of the Academy of Arts (by Taras Shevchenko )

This image is the same as the etching above, but in its' painted effect.

Plaque représentant des Bohémiens, décor grand feu polychrome, 18ème siècle, Castelli, Italie. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lille.

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