Adel Nassief (; 20 October 1962 – 19 March 2021) was a Coptic painter specializing in Coptic art. 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 drew the illustrations in the book First Christmas by Alastair Macdonald. He received a bachelor of fine arts, Faculty of Arts, Alexandria University 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, Cairo. Nassief died on 19 March 2021, at the age of 58, after contracting COVID-19. See also Coptic iconography List of prominent Copts Icon References External links First Christmas book 1962 births 2021 deaths Egyptian Copts Coptic painters Alexandria University alumni People from Beheira Governorate Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt