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Napoleon by St Anne’s Church

Author: Jonas Kuzminskis (1906–1985)
Created:1980s
Material:paper
Technique:woodcut
Dimensions:23 × 19 cm
Signature:

bottom centre: JK

Kuzminskis returned to the theme of Vilnius only at the beginning of the 1980s. He engraved the most important and legendary moments in the history of the city within circular compositions. They are scenes depicting the prophetic dream of Grand Duke Gediminas about the founding of Vilnius, Napoleon’s visit to Vilnius and his admiration for St Anne’s Church, and the first exhibition of Lithuanian art in the city in 1906.

Source: Law firm Valiunas Ellex art album VILNIUS. TOPOPHILIA II (2015). Compiler and author Laima Laučkaitė