The art of Tomasz Rut, recently included in the Vatican Collection and blessed by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI, continues to expand the realm of contemporary figurative painting to the limits achieved only by the greatest art masters in history.
Painted earlier this year to commemorate the beatification of John Paul II, the two originals on canvas: "Nolite Timere" and "Be Not Afraid" pay tribute to the beloved late Pope and depict John Paul II as the Saint and as the charismatic leader of the world accompanied by another legendary figure behind the political changes of the twentieth century, the first President of democratic Poland, Lech Walesa.
Be Not Afraid | Tomasz Rut, 1961
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Nolite Timere | Tomasz Rut, 1961
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Tomasz Rut during the meeting with Pope Benedict in Vatican
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His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI blessing Tomasz Rut's paintings
entering St. Peter's Cathedral to become part of the Vatican Collection
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Tomasz Rut, 1961 | Nolite Timere
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