Mihai Eminescu’s first and last photographs will be exhibited, together for the first time, at Chesianu-Rakovica Palace, to the All-Ukrainian Day of Culture. The original photos, which are considered fragments of history, of museum importance, will be exhibited for one day only – Sunday, January 15, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., thus marking the 173rd anniversary of the birth of the national poet.

Mihai Eminescu, a universal representative of Romanian culture, was recorded in only 4 known and certified photographs during his entire life. The first of them was made by the artist in his youth, at the age of 19, in Prague, in 1869, in the workshop of the photographer Jan Tomasz, when he was going to Vienna to study. This is the most famous photo of the great poet, which even children recognize. After this photo, photographers from Iasi, Bernhard Brand and Nestor Heck, produced two other versions in the country. The image of young Mihai Eminescu was repeatedly associated with his works, being illustrated in school textbooks, vintage posters or old postcards.

Along with the first photograph of Mihai Eminescu, the last photograph of the great poet, taken by photographer Jean Bilig in 1887, is also exhibited. The last of the series of 4 photographs of Mihai Eminescu was taken when the poet was 37 years old. old, probably in November, when he was under the care of his sister Harriet. This is a photo of Eminescu looking disheveled, sick when he lived on Sfantul Nicolae Street in Botosani.

The story of his penultimate photo is also incredibly interesting: it could only be achieved by deception; it is known that Eminescu did not like to be photographed, so his friends convinced him to take a group photo, but they imperceptibly got along with the photographer and, when he was preparing for the shooting, his friends left, leaving only Eminescu in the frame.

At the same time, visitors who step on the threshold of Cesiano Rakovice Palace on Sunday, January 15, will have the opportunity to admire a special collection of princeps’ editions and rare books, including poems by Mihai Eminescu, as well as other historical books. documents, manuscript collections, old maps or photographs that are accompanied by holographic signatures of famous personalities or that record rare historical moments.

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