In the art of painting, portraying is one of the most complex and mystic disciplines. Through it, the painter – if he is a true master – recreates his model anew, “stealing the model’s soul”. Such a portrait becomes an image – vision of the overall uncertain human existence…

“When I paint a portrait, I find out about the birth of my model, I follow his childhood; through his youth I sense his destiny, which foretells his departure from this world” – thus spoke Francisco Goya in one of Ivo Andric’s essays…

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