Eugenijus Varkulevičius painted this picture of St Veronica when he lived in Žemaitija, inspired by the old Stations of the Cross that he saw in Beržoras. Made in the 19th century by unknown Žemaitijan artists, they used to be in the wooden chapels of the Stations of the Cross in the Beržoras Calvary. Although it was demolished in 1962 by order of the Soviet government, the parishioners saved the pictures. Charmed by the emotional expressiveness, the bold patterns, and the richly contrasting colours of folk painting, the artist created an unusual modern Expressionist version of the Passion.
Text author Dalia Vasiliūnienė
Source: Law firm Valiunas Ellex art album
HEAVEN AND BEYOND (2016). Compiler Dalia Vasiliūnienė. Text authors Dalia Vasiliūnienė, Skaidrė Urbonienė
Expositions: “Heaven and Beyond. Works of religious art from the collection of Rolandas Valiūnas and the law firm Valiunas Ellex“,
31 May–
24 September
2016, Church Heritage Museum, Vilnius (curators Dalia Vasiliūnienė, Skaidrė Urbonienė)
