In the same manner as Konstantinos Korniaktos in Lemberg (Lwów Lviv), 2 they left behind an impressive legacy of great artistic value through manifold forms of patronage, a remarkable example of how cultural “switching” systems assimilated, translated, and linked cultures between the Greek East, the Latin West, and the Ottoman Orient. Three generations of this family, whose members considered themselves the descendants of Byzantine basileis, contributed to an era of flourishing arts in the region where they settled in the early seventeenth century. The patronage of the Cantacuzino family marked an outstanding period in Wallachia 1 from many perspectives.
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