Today is the feast of the Assumption of Mary, so a part of the Assumption of Mary Church in Chorzów Batory. (But on the painting is not the assumption scene, but the Saint Family.
Chorzów[ˈxɔʐuf] is a city in Silesia (coordinates: 50°18′N 18°57′E), southern Poland with around 114,680 (2006) inhabitants and an area of 33.5 km². Chorzów is situated on the Rawa river on the Silesian Highland in the heart of the Upper Silesian Industrial Area, 7 km north-west of Katowice. Chorzów is in the middle of Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, the largest legally-recognized urban entity in Poland with a population of 2.2 mln. The population of the urban area in the conurbation around Chorzów is about 3.5 million. (From Wikipedia.)
Today is the feast of the Assumption of Mary, so a part of the Assumption of Mary Church in Chorzów Batory. (But on the painting is not the assumption scene, but the Saint Family.
The graceful arch and radiant wood make this picture just glow. Excellent!
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