Constantin Daniel Stahi

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Constantin Daniel Stahi

Born	November 14, 1844 Dobreni, Neamţ
Died	June 18, 1920 Iaşi
Nationality	Romanian
Field	painting, drawing, gravure, woodcut
Training	Gheorghe Panaiteanu Bardasare, Gheorghe Şiller

Constantin Daniel Stahi (November 14, 1844 - June 18, 1920) was a Romanian painter and gravure artist.

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In 1862 he entered the National School of Fine Arts from Iaşi where he was taught by Gheorghe Panaiteanu Bardasare and Gheorghe Şiller. He continued his artistic education in Munich where, for seven years, he studied painting, metal gravure and xylography.

He painted still life paintings presenting small objects that were surrounding him, such as: old books, newspapers, religious items, chairs, shoes, plates and especially fruits. Also, he painted many portraits of famous people of his time (for example Gheorghe Asachi, painted in 1881). Many other of his paintings take inspiration from the simple life in the countryside in idyllic compositions and by painting peasants having as models people living in Bavaria and Moldova regions.

Beside his artistic career, he was a professor and later on the headmaster of the National School of Fine Arts from Iaşi, between 1892 and 1902, following Gheorghe Panaiteanu Bardasare.

He died in his house on Bărboi street from Iaşi on June 18, 1920 and he was interred at Eternitatea Cemetery.