Original artwork description:

Igor Galan’s Heretic is a haunting oil painting that captures the solemn defiance of a man condemned not by law, but by belief. Created in 2025 and measuring 30x20 cm, this intimate portrait continues Galan’s fascination with the characters and moral tensions within Umberto Eco’s The Name of the Rose. Building upon his earlier piece The Laughing Heretic, this work explores the quiet gravity of rebellion and the emotional toll of exile.

A shrouded figure looks out with a mixture of exhaustion and resilience. His bald scalp glows with strange warmth against the cold shadows of his dark habit, while an ethereal sky behind him pulses with surreal violets and pinks. The contrast suggests both spiritual illumination and psychological dissonance. As always, Galan balances detail and expression, offering a face that is both unique and archetypal – a stand-in for every thinker who has paid the price for questioning dogma.

This is not simply a portrait; it’s a meditation on doubt, faith, solitude, and the consequences of independent thought. Ideal for collectors who seek artwork with narrative depth and emotional complexity.

Materials used:

Oil

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