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BASIC OFFER The paintings we offer are available in two widths, depending on the image's orientation: – Landscape paintings are 95 cm wide – Portrait paintings are 65 cm wide. The price of the paintings does not depend on the width, but on whether they are printed on canvas or paper, and on the type of frame or frameless frame. Their height varies and depends on the proportions specified by the artist. The price for both widths is the same and is: – Canvas print on a roll: PLN 490.00 / 1 m² – Canvas print on stretcher bars: PLN 590.00 / 1 piece – Canvas print with Pergamena frame: PLN 550.00 / 1 piece – Double-sided laminated paper print with Pergamena frame: PLN 470.00 / 1 piece FRAMES We do not sell framed paintings. The frames shown in the painting visualizations are for illustrative purposes only and are not part of our sales offer. AUTOGRAPH Paintings from our gallery are signed by the artist on each canvas and confirmed by a certificate of authenticity. LARGER FORMAT PAINTINGS We also offer paintings in larger formats. They are sold only in rolls for individual framing. The cost of larger format paintings is the painting's surface area in m², calculated including a 6-centimeter margin, multiplied by PLN 490.00. For example, the actual canvas dimensions of a 110 cm x 80 cm painting, including the margin for framing, are 122 cm x 92 cm. Due to technical constraints, the maximum height of landscape paintings offered is 135 cm, and the maximum width of portrait paintings is 135 cm. Additionally, we add domestic shipping costs of PLN 15 for rolls and bound parchments, and PLN 35 for stretcher paintings. International shipping costs are calculated individually depending on the country and carrier. PERGAMENA BINDING Pergamena Publishing's stylized binding – a form of framing characterized by proprietary technical solutions and an original composition of design details. The binding evokes the traditional method of hanging wall publications on wooden rods. The supporting rods are inserted at the top and bottom of the publication into sleeves created by folding the material and joining it lengthwise with decorative rivets. The rods are topped with wooden knobs with metal fittings, to which a decorative hanging cord is attached at the top. The lower part of the painting is stamped with a synthetic sealing wax image of the Piast eagle, suspended on strings.
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The Paradoxical Commandments This piece was written by Kent M. Keith in 1968 as part of a booklet for student leaders. In the Polish version it is known under the title Mimo wszystko (Anyway). Its content inspired the name of the Anna Dymna Foundation - Mimo wszystko. The Paradoxical Commandments, contrary to their name, are not really paradoxical at all, they are in their essence commandments of love, and such a title would best convey the meaning of the piece. Their profound content and message are de facto a practical interpretation of the Hymn of Love from (1 Corinthians 13). They are indications of how to fill human life with love in order to live with dignity. After reading the commandments, after all, a fundamental question irresistibly imposes itself. In the name of what should we act so paradoxically? The answer is one and is found in the Bible, in the name of love, for God is love (1 John 4). The author does not give us this obvious answer directly. What's more, throughout the text he consciously and consistently does not refer to God even once, although we can feel His omnipresence in the text. The number of commandments referring to the Decalogue does not seem to be accidental either. This fact meant that the text cannot be classified as a publication from the ranks of naive religious instruction. The rest was done by the eternal human transcendent longing for truth, love, and the absolute. It made the Paradoxical Commandments immensely popular and, as the author himself writes, “For more than 50 years, the Paradoxical Commandments have circled the globe. They have been put on walls and refrigerator doors, featured in speeches and articles, preached from pulpits, and shared extensively on the web. They have been used by business leaders, military commanders, government officials, religious leaders, university presidents, social workers, teachers, rock stars, parents, coaches, and students. Mother Teresa thought the Paradoxical Commandments were important enough to put up on the wall of her children’s home in Calcutta.”
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The prayer called Saint Patrick's Breastplate is one of the most interesting relics of early Christianity. This type of hymn of an apotropaic and exorcistic nature was widely used in Ireland and Scotland between the 5th and 12th centuries. The prayer is meant to act as a spiritual armor. A specific definition of the term comes from the 11th-century Liber Hymnorum: “It is a religious protection of body and soul against demons, men and vices. Any person who sings it to God with great concentration, every day, will not see demons. It will protect him from every poison and envy, he will be protected from sudden death, and it will be a shield for his soul after death.”
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The Imitation of Christ (Latin: De imitatione Christi) - a popular book-guide to the Christian life written before 1427. The authorship of the work is attributed to Thomas à Kempis, although this is not definitively established. The book is a practical guide dedicated to Christians who, desiring salvation, walk in the footsteps of Christ. The Imitation of Christ is also the most popular ascetical work in the history of literature with a universal appeal beyond the Christian religion. The work consists of independent books and chapters containing instructions and wisdom on various aspects of the human quest for a worthy life. We offer you an original series of publications containing selected excerpts from this famous book. The form and charter of the work allow for random reading of individual chapters without direct reference to other parts of the work. Thus, we offer selected separate excerpts from the book, according to your tastes and needs. The themes and scrolls presented on our site are only an illustrative visualization of the series. To your order we will make any fragment of the book, provided that its size does not exceed a standardized page, that is, about 1800 characters with spaces and special characters. In selecting the text fragment you are interested in, we suggest using the study on the page : https://www.leaderu.com/cyber/books/imitation/imitation.html
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The board dedicated to the anniversaries enacted by the Sejm for 2016 is an original form of supporting the Sejm's initiative and cementing it in the public memory for years to come. The Polish Sejm has been enacting patrons of consecutive years since 2011, making this tradition relatively new. The introduction of this practice was intended to honor important historical figures, events, anniversaries and themes that play an important role in Polish culture, history and heritage. Each year, the Sejm selects several patrons whose activities or achievements are specifically recalled and celebrated in various initiatives and cultural and educational events throughout Poland.
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A Genealogical Tree of Polish Rulers This is a board of exceptional educational and decorative values. It beautifully and vividly shows the pedigrees of the Piasts, Jagiellons, elected kings, their coats of arms, marriages, dates of reign. Colorful engravings on the board refer to the founding myth of the Polish state from the legend of Lech, Czech and Rus, symbolically depict Polish landscapes and historical cities: Gniezno, Cracow, Warsaw. Additional instructive enrichment of the publication are portraits of rulers based on drawings by Jan Matejko. We have included them in side cartouches and provided short biographical notes.
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Scroll with an image of Prince Przemysl II, painted in watercolour by the artist of our publishing house, Marek Miha. The portrait refers stylistically to the series of drawings Poczet królów i książąt polskich by Jan Matejko, in which the artist did not include an image of Prince Przemysl II. PRZEMYSŁ II After the heirless death of Boleslaw the Pious in 1279, Przemysl became lord of the whole of Greater Poland. In 1282, he forced the Duke of Pomerania to pay a fief tribute. Henry IV Probus bequeathed Malopolska to him in his will. In 1295, the Pope consented to the coronation of Przemysl, as king of Poland. In 1296, Przemysl set out on a tour of Pomerania, where he was assassinated, with the unexplained involvement of Czechs, by the Brandenburg margraves.
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Scroll with an image of King Jan Kazimierz, painted in watercolour by the artist of our publishing house, Marek Miha. The portrait is a colourful interpretation of drawings from the series Poczet królów i książąt polskich (A Selection of Polish Kings and Princes) made in pencil by Jan Matejko. JAN KAZIMIERZ (1609 - 1672) He assumed the Polish throne at a very difficult moment for the country - the whole of Ukraine was covered by the Khmelnytsky uprising. One war had not yet ended when the Republic was attacked by Moscow (1654), followed by the Swedish deluge (1655). Despite repulsing all invasions, the first symptoms of the disintegration of the Commonwealth's political system appeared during the reign of Jan Kazimierz (the first Sejm in 1652, broken off by the liberum veto, and the nobility's rebellion). The King abdicated, leaving Poland forever.
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