Sfântul Ilie
1890
From the collection of Botoșani County Museum
1890
From the collection of Botoșani County Museum
Sfântul Ilie is a 1890 by Unknown, a Impressionism work, depicting saint, held at Botoșani County Museum.
This painting shows a bearded man with a long white beard and dark hair. He’s wearing a gold robe with blue and white stripes, holding a scroll in one hand and a staff in the other. His face glows with a golden halo, and the background is plain with a small image of another figure in the top left corner. The scroll has writing on it, likely in an old language. The gold halo and serious expression suggest this is a holy figure, probably a saint. If you’re curious about how artists show holy people, look up saint, theme.
