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Dimitrie Paciurea (; 2 November (1873 or 1875) – 14 July 1932) was a Romanian

sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

. His representational and symbolic style contrasts strongly to the more abstract style of his contemporary and co-national

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. Born in Bucharest, he attended the Matei Basarab High School. He then studied at the National School of Fine Arts in Bucharest (1890–1894), and later in Paris (1896–1900).Magda Carneci (1996)
"Paciurea, Dimitrie (1873–1932), sculptor"
. ''Grove Art Online''. Oxford University Press. In 1909 he was named professor at the National School of Fine Arts. Paciurea was one of the founders of the Romanian Art Society (1919). His students include

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, and

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. A room of the

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is devoted largely to his

Chimera Chimera, Chimaera, or Chimaira (Greek for " she-goat") originally referred to: * Chimera (mythology), a fire-breathing monster of ancient Lycia said to combine parts from multiple animals * Mount Chimaera, a fire-spewing region of Lycia or Cilicia ...

sculptures.

Birthdate

Dimitrie's birth year is uncertain: *

, ''Sculptorul Dimitrie Paciurea'', Bucharest, 1935, p. 7, gives Paciurea's birth year as 1875. *

George Oprescu George Oprescu (27 November 1881 – 13 August 1969) was a Romanian historian, art critic and collector. Born into a poor family, he developed a taste for the fine arts early in life, as well as for the French language, which he taught into his fo ...

, ''Sculptura Româneasca'', Bucharest, 1965, p. 93, lists 1875 *

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, ''Paciurea'', Bucharest, 1971, p. 12, date of birth as 2 November 1873. * Mircea Deac, ''Paciurea'', Bucharest, 2000, p. 5, date of birth as 2 November 1873.

References

External links

*
ici.ro website

Highbeam research paper
1870s births 1932 deaths Artists from Bucharest 19th-century Romanian sculptors 20th-century Romanian sculptors Matei Basarab National College alumni Bucharest National University of Arts alumni Academic staff of the Bucharest National University of Arts Members of the Romanian Academy elected posthumously Burials at Bellu Cemetery {{Romania-sculptor-stub