Chiril Cucu

Chiril Cucu was a monk who, according to the records of Neamțu Monastery, worked as a painter between 1900-1902. While we do not have information on who he was or the background of his life and artistic practice, we can observe his interest in Christian cosmology and depicting the Universe as a synergy of perspectives between the 19th-century views on astronomy and how the Universe is portrayed in the Bible. Much research is yet to be done around him and his activity in the Neamțu Monastery to have a unified vision of the artist’s world perception.

Chiril Cucu, Pamantul – Omul – În mana Domnului, 1892, oil on wood, 58 x 41 cm, signed and dated May 1, 1892, lower left; on verso holograph text, date and author’s signature in pencil (T.A.P.)