Jerzy Nowosielski (January 7, 1923 – February 21, 2011) was a

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-born Polish painter,

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, and

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. He was well known for his religious compositions ( wall paintings,

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, polychromies) in the

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es in

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, and

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, the

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of the Holy Cross at

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, the

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Church in the Azory district of Kraków, and the

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Church in

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.Jerzy Nowosielski
/ref> Nowosielski designed and erected the Church of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Biały Bór. He also painted portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and abstract pictures. His works are found in Polish museums and in private collections in Canada, the US, and Germany. In 1993 he was awarded a prize by the Polish cultural foundation Wielka Fundacja Kultury, and in 2000 he received an

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from the Jagiellonian University.

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Nowosielski's Wedding. Prof. K.M.P. Rudnicki's tribute to Jerzy Nowosielski

Jerzy Nowosielski
at culture.pl * 1923 births 2011 deaths Polish male painters Eastern Orthodox Christians from Poland Converts to Eastern Orthodoxy from Catholicism Polish contemporary artists {{Poland-painter-stub