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"Portrait of Hegel", acrylic on gesso board, Bishop Maxim, 2024
A profound portrait that will one day rank among the greatest portraits of Bishop Maximus. From the perspective of facial composition, it presents three-quarters of the subject with a robust structure that makes the oblique gaze of the eyes captivating, pinning us to our place in astonishment. Here is a personality defined by its inner grandeur, one that honors us merely by looking at us. Though it does not speak as a painting, it hints at its greatness and predisposes us to study the works of this giant. This portrait could rightfully be described as an ICON, for an icon is a type of painting that reveals the eternal majesty, the God-given eternity, of the one depicted. Thus, it becomes evident that Vasiljevic possesses the gift to present the "giants of faith" as more human while simultaneously portraying the great as divinely majestic!
—Stamatis Skliris