"Jovan Dučić – A Gaze Through Time", acrylic on canvas panel, Bishop Maxim, 2025

In this evocative portrait, Byzantine iconographic elements blend with impressionist and expressionist influences to depict a youthful Jovan Dučić. His penetrating gaze meets the viewer with contemplative intensity. The vibrant background hues, echoing across his face, create a dynamic warmth, balanced by cool blue accents that provide serenity and structure. The result transcends representation, capturing the intellectual, introspective, and poetic essence of Dučić in his early years.