Product Description
by James Houghton (Author)
More than 50 years after their creation, the frescoes and the triptych in the sanctuary of Our Lady of Hungary Church, in South Bend, Indiana, remain relatively unknown. Belief and Modernism: The Paintings of Father Péter Prokop at Our Lady of Hungary Parish is about these 20th century masterpieces of church art and their creator, the Jesuit priest and artist Péter Prokop.
Author Biography
Author James Houghton takes the reader on a journey that winds through a biographical sketch of the artist and offers discussions on Hungarian and European history, art history, and Roman Catholic theology, all of which are central to the rich symbolism within the paintings and the mystical feelings they inspire in viewers. In addition to the author's intricately woven prose, the book includes lush, color reproductions of Father Prokop's frescoes and triptych.
