The Missionaries’ Church
| Author: |
Antoni Siestrzeńcewicz (1911–1997) |
| Created: | ca 1939-1944 |
| Material: | paper |
| Technique: | watercolour |
| Dimensions: | 21.50 × 29.50 cm |
| Signature: | bottom left: Wilno., bottom right: A.Siestrzeńcewicz |
Skilful watercolour of Antoni Siestrzeńcewicz shows the Missionaries’ Church, a jewel of Late Baroque. This sensitive drawing in the Art Nouveau style renders the gracefulness of the towers and their intoxicating height, while the light and the gentle colouring give it a charming summer feeling.
Source: Law firm Valiunas Ellex art album VILNIUS. TOPOPHILIA I (2014). Compiler and author Laima LaučkaitėExpositions: "Vilnius Time", 5 June 2023 – 1 May 2024, Lithuanian Art Centre TARTLE (Užupio St. 40, Vilnius). Curators Ieva Burbaitė and Emilija Vanagaitė.
