1770
oil
canvas
From the collection of National Museum in Warsaw
Miracle of the Church is a 1770 oil by Taddeo Kuntze, depicting Augustine of Hippo, held at National Museum in Warsaw.
This painting depicts a scene with a man in a yellow robe and a white shirt, wearing a gold crown. He is surrounded by a crowd of people, some of whom are looking up at him. The man is holding a plate in his right hand. In the background, there are buildings and a blue sky with clouds. The overall atmosphere of the painting is one of reverence and awe, as if the man is performing a miracle. The use of chiaroscuro in this painting creates a sense of depth and dimensionality, drawing the viewer's eye to the central figure.
Tadeusz Kuntze (also Taddeo Kuntze or Taddeo Polacco) was the pseudonym of the Polish-Silesian painter Tadeusz Konicz (3 October 1733 – 8 May 1793), who was active in Kraków, in Paris, in Spain and in Rome.
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