A mural painting depicting the scene of the baptism of Christ, kept in the Byzantine style. The work represents spirituality and religious symbolism characteristic of Jerzy Nowosielski's sacred art.

Portrait of the Creator

  • Artist

    Jerzy Nowosielski

  • Date of birth and death

    7 January 1923 – 21 February 2011

  • Natinality

    Polish

  • Style

    Orthodox iconography, religious and abstract painting

  • Significant works

    Religious murals and iconostases in Polish churches, ceramic mosaic of St Francis of Assisi

Information about the work

  • Year:

    ?

  • Execution technique:

    Fresco, mural painting

  • Theme:

    Byzantine art, religious painting, religious scene, baptism of Christ

Internal Narrative and Creative Framework

  • Inner Narrative

    The work emphasizes the mystical and spiritual dimension of baptism, using traditional Byzantine iconography and the artist's distinctive stylization, which gives the piece a timeless character.

The key to interpreting the work

Interpret in the context of sacred art and Byzantine painting as well as Jerzy Nowosielski's work in mural painting and icons.

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  • Year: 1995
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Untitled (Blue abstraction)

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  • Year: 1997
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St Kyrill

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  • Year: ?
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