RMNGP & Mucha Foundation
The Pater: The great work of Alphonse Mucha.
RMNGP & Mucha Foundation
Regular price
€35,00
| N° d'inventaire | 26494 |
| Format | 20.7 x 31 |
| Détails | 176 p., illustrated, paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2023 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782711879717 |
The Pater is the first work of the philosopher Mucha. It was published in Paris on December 20, 1899, just before the turn of the century.
In the form of a book illustrating the Our Father prayer, Mucha inscribes a message for future generations. He develops a humanist thought by describing the progression of humanity, from the darkness of ignorance to the higher states of spirituality and truth. The prayer is divided into seven sentences: each of them is reproduced, then commented on and finally illustrated by the artist.
The plates of the work, digitized from the original copy preserved at the Mucha Foundation, are reproduced here in their entirety in exceptional quality. In the introduction, several texts by specialists allow us to understand The Pater as a whole and grasp its issues. First, we discover, through Tomoko Sato's essay, a contextualization of the work and a detailed analysis of its importance in Mucha's career. Jacob Sadilek then offers a reading from a Freemasonic perspective. To conclude the reflection, Otto Urban analyzes the development of Mucha's spiritualism in Paris in the 1890s, and more broadly that of nationalism and symbolism in Czech art. A symbolic glossary accompanying the pages of The Pater closes the collection, allowing today's reader to decipher the secrets of this work.35
In the form of a book illustrating the Our Father prayer, Mucha inscribes a message for future generations. He develops a humanist thought by describing the progression of humanity, from the darkness of ignorance to the higher states of spirituality and truth. The prayer is divided into seven sentences: each of them is reproduced, then commented on and finally illustrated by the artist.
The plates of the work, digitized from the original copy preserved at the Mucha Foundation, are reproduced here in their entirety in exceptional quality. In the introduction, several texts by specialists allow us to understand The Pater as a whole and grasp its issues. First, we discover, through Tomoko Sato's essay, a contextualization of the work and a detailed analysis of its importance in Mucha's career. Jacob Sadilek then offers a reading from a Freemasonic perspective. To conclude the reflection, Otto Urban analyzes the development of Mucha's spiritualism in Paris in the 1890s, and more broadly that of nationalism and symbolism in Czech art. A symbolic glossary accompanying the pages of The Pater closes the collection, allowing today's reader to decipher the secrets of this work.35
In the form of a book illustrating the Our Father prayer, Mucha inscribes a message for future generations. He develops a humanist thought by describing the progression of humanity, from the darkness of ignorance to the higher states of spirituality and truth. The prayer is divided into seven sentences: each of them is reproduced, then commented on and finally illustrated by the artist.
The plates of the work, digitized from the original copy preserved at the Mucha Foundation, are reproduced here in their entirety in exceptional quality. In the introduction, several texts by specialists allow us to understand The Pater as a whole and grasp its issues. First, we discover, through Tomoko Sato's essay, a contextualization of the work and a detailed analysis of its importance in Mucha's career. Jacob Sadilek then offers a reading from a Freemasonic perspective. To conclude the reflection, Otto Urban analyzes the development of Mucha's spiritualism in Paris in the 1890s, and more broadly that of nationalism and symbolism in Czech art. A symbolic glossary accompanying the pages of The Pater closes the collection, allowing today's reader to decipher the secrets of this work.35