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Icoai es

Hugo Kołłątaj

From the collection of "Dimitrie Gusti" National Village Museum

About this work

This small framed picture shows four figures in bright orange robes, standing in pairs against a blue sky. Each person has a simple face with dark outlines, and they’re holding objects like books or scrolls. Between them is a tall white cross with green leaves and red flowers at the base. The figures look like they’re part of a religious scene, but the style is flat and stylized, not realistic. The colors are bold—mostly blues, oranges, and yellows—with sharp lines separating everything. If you like this kind of simple, symbolic art, check out cross-hatching next.

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