In November 2017 Christie’s in New York made a sale which has been a world record, selling a painting Christ Salvator Mundi (that is: Saviour of the World) for over 450 million dollars (!). The artwork went to Abu Dhabi and ended up in the Abu Dhabi Louvre museum. On…
Article on late gothic painting from Cracow cathedral
Folia Historica Cracoviensia has just published my article (although dated 2017) entitled “Salvator Mundi: a late-gothic canvas from Cracow after a lost Early-Netherlandish painting. A suggested new dating and possible identification of the donor”. The image of Christ as Salvator Mundi was painted with tempera on canvas without ground; it comes…
Autumn lectures for Seniors
This Autumn I am having following lectures for Seniors at various Third Age Universities: On September 12th: a lecture at the Third Age Univeristy in Czyżów. On October 8th and November 19th: lectures in Wieliczka. On October 10th and November 21st: lectures in Gdów. See you there!