The Murals of Eugène Delacroix at Saint-Sulpice
This book was published in 1967 (it is not a reprint) as part of the Monographs on Archaeology and the Fine Arts sponsored by The Archaeological Institute of America and the College Art Association of America. The book is 10.25 x 10.75 inches. It was authored by Jack J. Spector and has many black and white illustrations, most of them a large size.
It is a 171-page hardcover bound in blue cloth and very sturdy. The signs of it having been a library book are the school name stamped on half a dozen pages, a small ghost of a label area on the cover, and non-sticky rubber cement residue on the inside front cover and first page. It actually is in Very Good to Very Good+ condition.
- Contents:
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
Part I THE COMMISSION: A SKEPTIC PAINTS A RELIGIOUS MURAL
Part II THE EVOLUTION OF THE MURALS:
A. THE EVOLUTION OF THE SKETCHES
The Sketches for the St. Michael
The Sketches for the Jacob.
The Sketches for the Heliodorus
THE DAY-TO-DAY DEVELOPMENT OF THE MURALS
Part III THE MURALS
A. THE SUBJECTS
The Tradition of the Subjects
Biblical Authenticity, Exoticism and Romantic Realism
B. COMPOSITION AND COLOR
Composition
Gesture and Line
Scale and Viewpoint
Light and Shadow
Color
The Relation of Color to Composition
The Relation of Color to Luminosity and Brush Stroke
Part IV THE CRITICISM OF THE MURALS
CONCLUSION
APPENDIX I. COMMISSIONS FOR THE DECORATION OF PARISIAN CHURCHES, 1840-1860
APPENDIX II. RECONSTRUCTIONS OF THE TEMPLE OF JERUSALEM FROM THE SEVENTEENTH TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
APPENDIX III. EXCERPTS FROM THE CRITICISM IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF IMPORTANT SOURCES
INDEX OF NAMES