{"product_id":"in-quest-of-beauty-paperback","title":"In Quest of Beauty - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDom Willibrord Verkade\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book charts the later years\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eof Dom Willibrord Verkade after his entrance as a monk at the Archabbey of Beuron in Germany. Its prequel, \u003cem\u003eYesterdays of an Artist-Monk\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ehad described his journey from the Dutch Mennonites to the Catholic Church; this sequel takes us from the door of the cloister to Verkade's old age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVerkade formed a trio with artists Paul Sérusier and Maurice Denis, with whom he shared an aspiration to see a Christian spiritual and symbolic art that would transcend academic realism, imitation, and kitsch. Verkade eventually found his own artistic voice under the influence of the Beuronze school of art founded by Desiderius Lenz, a monk of Beuron. This artistic movement aimed at a renewal of sacred art, inspired by ancient Egyptian, Greek, and early Christian models.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes on the road, sometimes serving in his monastery, in this volume Verkade tells of meetings with family and old friends, his studying and painting, and his living of the monastic life from novitiate and ordination to his sojourn in Italy working on frescos at Monte Cassino, his assignment in the Holy Land, and his experience of World War I. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe work of a thoughtful and careful observer and a close participant in major artistic schools of the twentieth century, Verkade's two volumes of memoirs were highly popular when first published in the 1930s. Today his experiences meld in a meditative and wistful story of a quest for beauty across borders, languages, and styles, with God as its ultimate end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 306\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 17, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42741483536480,"sku":"9798886770544","price":41.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/l2leIbuByu9798886770544.webp?v=1778172818","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/in-quest-of-beauty-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}