Let It Be

  Not all the church windows in Krakow are centuries old. This one is of the Art Nouveau style. As you enter the sanctuary from the back this image catches your eye and your attention.

  The creator of this window in St. Francis Basilica,  Krakow, Poland is native son and artist Stanislaw Wyspianki. Born in 1876 he was a poet, playwright and painter.

  He is renown for his ability to merge modernism with the more folksy style of Polish art in his day. Along with paintings, of which some are identified below, he worked on 36 different stain glass window projects for churches. This one is titled God The Father Let It Be.
The colors beneath the Creator change from yellows and oranges (fire) to soothing blues (water), depending on the light.Wyspianki used a street beggar to model the specific features of God.

Self-portrait      1902                              
Planty Park at Dawn     1894
Motherhood        1905