Open AccessКонстантин Великий и св. Елена на фресках Яна Кубена в Воздвиженском костеле в Бжеге
Author(s) -
Andrzej Szymański
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
opolskie studia administracyjno-prawne
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2658-1922
pISSN - 1731-8297
DOI - 10.25167/osap.1875
Subject(s) - emperor , fresco , saint , invocation , genius , art , spirituality , statue , period (music) , reflection (computer programming) , ancient history , art history , philosophy , history , theology , aesthetics , painting , computer science , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , programming language
The paper introduces the splendid representations of Emperor Constantine the Great and Saint Helena in Jan Kuben’s frescos in the church under invocation of the Triumph of the Cross in Brzeg. They testify strongly of the incessant presence of the creative reflection over the Christian ancient times in the area of Opole Silesia in the period of the Catholic reform in the 18th century. Kuben’s trompe-l’oeil constitutes a wonderful combination of deeply experienced Catholic spirituality with the genius of the artist – a visionary.