"The Wedding That Didn’t Happen—Myshkin and Nastasya", acrylic on canvas, 2022, Bishop Maxim
On the wedding day, Myshkin waits at the church for a beautifully attired Nastasya. Nastasya, however, has changed her mind. She cannot bring herself to marry the prince; he is too good, and she is too tarnished, so she flees in her wedding dress. The painter, however, sees them as united and shows the unique moment of Nastasya’s happiness.
SAVED BY BEAUTY
Dostoevsky and the Modern World
A Visual Tribute to the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-2021)
Painting exhibition of the group OCHRE
Edited by Bishop Maxim (Vasiljevic)
This exhibit is a tribute to literary legend Fyodor Dostoevsky on the occasion of two hundred years since his birth (1821-2021). The paintings reflect aspects of the author's life and struggles as well as characters and scenes from his famous novels and seek to awaken in us a sense of a deeper spiritual reality and a transformative beauty.