Romfilatelia and the Romanian Post introduce into circulation on Wednesday a new postage stamp issue dedicated to Art, titled The Seasons in the Light of Stained Glass. Sever Frentiu, which presents artistic creations from a valuable collection of stained glass from the heritage of the Administrative Palace in Arad.
According to a press release sent to AGERPRES, on the postage stamp with the face value of Lei 25, the months of January and February are depicted, bearing their traditional popular names Gerar and Faurar.
The four seasons, arranged in two panels each, are Spring-Summer and Autumn-Winter, illustrated on the stamps with the face values of Lei 3 and Lei 5.
At the center of the stained-glasses in the staircase hall of the palace, Sever Frentiu projected himself, embodying Cronos (depicted on the stamp with the the face value of Lei 8), the god of time from Greek mythology, framed by allegorical representations of the four seasons and the twelve months of the year with their traditional popular names.
One of the First Day Covers depicts the Administrative Palace in Arad (the headquarders of Arad City Hall), while the other shows a detail of a stained glass seen from the inside.
The issue will be available as of Wednesday in the Romfilatelia shop network in Bucharest, Brasov, Cluj-Napoca, Iasi, Timisoara, as well as online.
The imposing building representing the Administrative Palace of Arad was constructed between 1872 and 1875, in Neo-Renaissance style, based on the plans of the Pest-based architect Ödön Lechner. The majestic stained-glasses in the staircase hall of the Administrative Palace in Arad, created by Sever Frentiu, dominate the interior of the building. In 1977, one hundred years after the inauguration of the building, Sever Frentiu installed original stained-glasses of exceptional beauty on the nine large windows of the Administrative Palace of Arad, a work he entitled The Seasons and the Months of the Year'.
Born on November 15, 1931, in Sacuieni, Bihor County, Sever Frentiu graduated from the Ion Andreescu' Institute of Fine Arts in Cluj.
He was a founding member and president of the Arad branch of the Union of Visual Artists of Romania. Here, he organized the city's first art gallery, called Alfa,' which included an exhibition hall and a sales shop for visual art creations such as paintings, ceramics, jewellery, clothing etc.
He regularly participated in art and stage design exhibitions in Romania and abroad. He initially worked as an engraver, then, starting in 1960, he was a stage designer at the State Theatre in Arad.
He died in Arad on November 6th, 1997, at the age of only 66.
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