page_title: Dimitrie Paciurea
hierarchical_section_title: Dimitrie Paciurea
caption_attribution_description: Română: Himera pământului English: Chimera of the Earth
context_page_description: Dimitrie Paciurea was a Romanian sculptor. His representational and symbolic style contrasts strongly to the more abstract style of his contemporary and co-national Constantin Brâncuși.
  Born in Bucharest, he studied at the National School of Fine Arts in Bucharest, and later in Paris.
  In 1909 he was named professor at the National School of Fine Arts.
  Paciurea was one of the founders of the Romanian Art Society.
  His students include Cornel Medrea, Ion Jalea, and Oscar Han.
  A room of the Romanian National Art Museum is devoted largely to his Chimera sculptures.
context_section_description: Dimitrie Paciurea ([diˈmitri.e paˈt͡ʃjure̯a] (listen); 2 November (1873 or 1875) – 14 July 1932) was a Romanian sculptor. His representational and symbolic style contrasts strongly to the more abstract style of his contemporary and co-national Constantin Brâncuși.
  Born in Bucharest, he studied at the National School of Fine Arts in Bucharest (1890–1894), and later in Paris (1896–1900). 
  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 Cornel Medrea, Ion Jalea, and Oscar Han. 
  A room of the Romanian National Art Museum is devoted largely to his Chimera sculptures.
caption: Chimera of the Earth
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