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Iisus în potir, by Ioan Pop de la Făgăraș, unspecified, 1846

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Overview

Iisus în potir is a 1846 unspecified by Ioan Pop de la Făgăraș, a Baroque work, depicting Composition, held at Alba Iulia Orthodox Archdiocese.

Who painted this?
Ioan Pop de la Făgăraș
When & what style?
1846 · Baroque
Where can I see it?
Alba Iulia Orthodox Archdiocese

About this work

This painting shows a central figure with long hair and a glowing halo, dressed in blue and red robes, sitting inside a large chalice. Around the chalice, four smaller circles each hold a robed figure holding objects like books or staffs. The background is light blue with gold writing in a circle and along the edges. The colors are bright but flat, with sharp lines between shapes. The central figure looks like a religious symbol, often linked to faith traditions. The writing around the edges is in a language that isn’t Latin, and the overall style feels old-fashioned. Look up composition to see how artists arrange figures and objects in religious art.

About the artist

Artist

Ioan Pop de la Făgăraș

Ioan Pop de la Făgăraș painted religious scenes in the mid-1800s, like *Încoronarea Fecioarei* (1846) and *Duminica Floriilor*.

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