Adel Nassief (; 20 October 1962 – 19 March 2021) was an

Egyptian ''Egyptian'' describes something of, from, or related to Egypt. Egyptian or Egyptians may refer to: Nations and ethnic groups * Egyptians, a national group in North Africa ** Egyptian culture, a complex and stable culture with thousands of year ...

painter Painting is a Visual arts, visual art, which is characterized by the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called "matrix" or "Support (art), support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with ...

specializing in

Coptic art Coptic art is the Christianity, Christian art of the Byzantine empire, Byzantine-Roman Egypt, Greco-Roman Egypt and of Coptic Orthodox Church, Coptic Christian Churches. Coptic art is best known for its wall-paintings, textiles, illuminated ma ...

. He has some work on display on the external wall of a Coptic church in Paris and some work in the Cairo modern art museum and in Coptic churches in Damanhour and Alexandria. He illustrated the book ''First Christmas'' by Alastair Macdonald. He received a bachelor of fine arts, Faculty of Arts,

Alexandria University Alexandria University () is a public university in Alexandria, Egypt. It was established in 1938 as a satellite of Fouad University (the name of which was later changed to Cairo University), becoming an independent entity in 1942. It was known as ...

Department of Painting with General Grade Very Good with high Honours 1985. He then did specialised studies in Coptic Art and Icons at the

Institute of Coptic Studies The Institute of Coptic Studies is a postgraduate academic institute affiliated with the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. It was founded in Cairo, Egypt, in 1954, and its Grand President is Pope Tawadros II, the Pope of Alexandria and Patr ...

, Cairo. Nassief died on 19 March 2021, at the age of 58, after contracting

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''First Christmas'' book
1962 births 2021 deaths Egyptian Copts Coptic artists Egyptian painters Alexandria University alumni People from Beheira Governorate Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt {{Egypt-painter-stub

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