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Portrait of Hegel,
acrylic on gesso board, 2024
A profound portrait that will
one day rank among the great-
est portraits of Bishop Maxim.
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 great-
ness 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 majes-
ty, the God-given eternity, of
the one depicted. Thus, it be-
comes 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
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