The struggle with the angel : Delacroix, Jacob, and the God of good and evil / Jean-Paul Kauffmann ; translated from the French by Patricia Clancy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kauffmann, Jean-Paul.

Standardized Title:

Lutte avec l'ange. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Delacroix, Eugène, 1798-1863. Jacob wrestling with the angel.

Delacroix, Eugène.

Delacroix, Eugène, 1798-1863--Criticism and interpretation.

Delacroix, Eugène, 1798-1863.

Saint-Sulpice (Church : Paris, France).

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

xvii, 226 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

First U.S. edition printed October 2002.

Place of Publication:

New York : Four Walls Eight Windows, [2002]

Summary:

In "The Struggle with the Angel, " Jean-Paul Kauffmann--a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle award for his "The Black Room at Longwood"--wrestles with good and evil. His muse is "The Struggle of Jacob with the Angel, " a Delacroix painting in Paris's Saint-Sulpice. Color photos & illustrations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1568582439 :

OCLC:

50989186