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Cornel Medrea

Cornel Medrea was a Romanian sculptor (1888–1964). He was born at Miercurea Sibiului and died at Bucharest.

Cornel Medrea in brief

Born
1888
Died
1964
Known for
sculptor
Place of birth
Miercurea Sibiului
Contents

Formation and teaching

He trained under Lajos György Mátrai, Géza Maróti and György Zala.

As a teacher, Cornel Medrea is recorded in connection with Ion Lucian Murnu, Vasile Aciobăniței and Radu Aftenie. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.

Career and activity

His work is associated with Fine Arts Union, Tinerimea artistică and Arta română Society.

He belonged to Romanian Academy.

Catalogued works

1 work under this name is catalogued by Wikidata Query Service.

Statue of Vasile Lucaciu, dated 1936.

Literature

2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Medrea, Cornel, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Spre un muzeu de sculptură în București. Modele europene și strategii de valorificare a Colecției Cornel Medrea, Revista Muzeelor, 2026.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 6 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 2 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 2 means 2 genuinely separate publishers of record. 22 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

training under Lajos György Mátrai, Géza Maróti and György Zala is recorded. Ion Lucian Murnu, Vasile Aciobăniței and Radu Aftenie are recorded as having studied under Cornel Medrea. the recorded working language is Romanian.

The authority associates the name with Fine Arts Union, Tinerimea artistică and Arta română Society.

Membership is recorded of Romanian Academy.

Chronology

  1. 1888Cornel Medrea born at Miercurea Sibiului.
  2. 1936Statue of Vasile Lucaciu.
  3. 1964Cornel Medrea died at Bucharest.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Medrea, Cornel, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Spre un muzeu de sculptură în București. Modele europene și strategii de valorificare a Colecției Cornel Medrea, Revista Muzeelor, 2026

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q5171135: Cornel Medrea

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  4. 4.

    “Cornel Medrea”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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