Romfilatelia has designed and introduced to collectors’ attention a set of two stamps to celebrate the upcoming Easter that is one of the most important religious celebrations in Romania. Easter in Romania has a sacred quality, as it is firmly rooted in religion, with most of the associated traditions being of Orthodox origin. Designed by Mihail Vămășescu, this special philatelic issue features famous Romanian works of art that reproduce some of the most recognizable scenes related to Easter.
So, the postage stamps by Romfilatelia reproduce the images that are found in the Miscellany works of church chants, having as authors Mitrofan, the Patriarch of Constantinople (306-314) and St. Gregory of Sinai (1255-1346), respectively The Bishop’s Missal of Stephen, the Metropolitan of Wallachia (17th century), from the patrimony of Library of the Romanian Academy. The work is a brilliant example for bringing Western elements into miniature art. The postage stamps reproduce the scenes of the Crucifixion and respectively, the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, imagined in drawings made by the writers and illustrators of the pages of the mentioned works.
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