oil, canvas, 80 x 120 cm, signed on the back
Born and residing in Wloclawek where he creates. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Fine Arts at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, with a specialization in Conservation of Monuments. Repeatedly awarded in plein-air and painting competitions. His paintings are painted according to the techniques of the old masters and are characterized by a wealth of detail. For years, hidden in the shadow of his studio, he honed his workshop on his own, exploring the secrets of oil painting, which he mastered to perfection despite his young age. He appeared as if from nowhere, arousing great interest among collectors and thousands of art buyers around the world. Selected exhibitions: 2020 - a series of group exhibitions "Reflection of Mystery" at the Diocesan Museum in Kielce, the Museum of Coins and Medals of John Paul II in Czestochowa, the Kashubian Philharmonic in Wejherowo, the Museum of Magical Realism in Ochorowiczowka, Rembielinski Palace in Warsaw; 2019 - international art fair "Carrousel du Louvre 2019", Louvre, Paris; 2019 - group exhibition "Niepodległa - Suwerenna", Art Gallery "Szuszarnia", Cultural Center Browar B in Włocławek; 2019 - group exhibition "Robinson's Ship", Museum of Architecture in Wrocław.
The painting is a metaphor of the years of youth and adolescence of Bona Sforza d'Aragona, later wife of King Sigismund the Old. It was based on the script for the film "Kingdom of the Golden Age," the production of which was interrupted at the pre-production stage.
The princess's youthful years pass around political disputes, conflicts and tragedies. The mystical building depicted in the painting, is formed by fragments of buildings that witnessed the most important events in Bona's life: Castel Nuovo in Naples - a witness to both her happy childhood years and the horrors of war; St. Angelo's Castle in Rome - the feared seat of the Borgias with Pope Alexander, or the Cathedral of the Birth of St. Mary - a symbol of longing for the longed-for and lost Milan.
Queen Bona herself is depicted in the painting under two figures. On the one hand, the Pink Jewel received from her aunt Lucrezia Borgia - thus the duties of a princess of a wealthy and influential family, and on the other, a golden steed - a metaphor for freedom and youthful desires. The Archangel Michael in the painting, holding a luminous cross, should appear to us as a slayer of evil. In this case, however, he is a symbol of St. Angelo's Castle, the seat of Pope Alexander, who behind the veil of his friend inflicted much suffering on Bona's family. Hence the cross he holds is streaming with blood. The bull with golden horns is the symbol of the Spanish Borgia family, in this case additionally colored to mimic the coat of arms of Cesar Borgia (son of Pope Alexander), a figure of Bona's greatest fear and identified by her with the devil himself. The core of the painting, that is, the figures from which, as it were, the building grows, are elements of the 19th-century sculpture "Ugolino and Sons," whose tragic overtones are based on political conflicts. Hence the snake crawling between the figures, a symbol of betrayal and deception. The flag of the Republic and the crown, in addition to their symbolism, at the same time pay homage to the greatest Polish chronicler in painting, which is undoubtedly Jan Matejko. The crown depicted in the painting, was given to Matejko and was supposed to belong to King Sigismund the Old himself. It also appears in this version in Matejko's depictions of the ruler. The flag, on the other hand, refers to the flag of the Republic from the painting "The Prussian Homage." Both the crown floating around the angel and the flag are the culmination of a journey full of pain
