Artwork

Icoa cu

Icoa cu, by Hugo Kołłątaj
Icoa cu, by Hugo Kołłątaj

Icoa cu is a drawing by Hugo Kołłątaj. It is held in the collection of the "Dimitrie Gusti" National Village Museum.

About this work

Overview

This small framed drawing, titled 'Icoa cu', is a colorful image divided into diamond-shaped sections, featuring four haloed figures in simple robes.

Subject & Meaning

The figures, possibly saints or biblical characters, are depicted with distinct attributes: a book, staff, and child. Their exact identities remain unclear, leaving interpretation open.

Technique & Style

The drawing is characterized by a flat, stylized style with clean outlines and bold colors, including yellow, orange, and green, set against a faint landscape with hills.

Artist & collection

Artist

Hugo Kołłątaj

This Polish folk painter worked in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, creating religious scenes with bold colors and simple shapes.