Sacred Art

Translation of: Art sacré Discusses the nature of sacred art and shares the author's experiences in commissioning works for the churches of Assy, Vence, Audincourt, and Ronchamp.

The articles by Marie-Alain Couturier, O.P., in this volume first appeared between 1950 and 1953 in the review L ’Art Sacré (Les Editions du Cerf, Paris), of which he and Pie-Raymond Régamey, O.P., were co-editors. After Pere Couturier’s death, these articles and others by him were republished without illustrations under the title L 'Evangile est a I’Extréme (Les Editions du Cerf, 1970). Pére Couturier was in charge of the issues of L’Art Sacré from which these articles are taken with one exception, Grandes legons actuelles de Byzance (May — June 1953) for which Pere Régamey was responsible. The layout is as close to Couturier’s as the passage from a modest publication to the present volume would permit. Some photographs have been omitted to ensure a more beautiful presentation. Issues of L’Art Sacré addressed specific topics, and were titled accordingly. This collection is compiled from the following: Devant lart profane, January-February 1950; Le prétre et la création artistique, May—June 1950; Au régime de la pauyreté, July—August 1950; 4ssy; September— October 1950; L’Art sacré et son public, January—February 1951; Le douloureuz probleme des arts missionaires, March—-April 1951; Vence, July-August 1951; Audincourt, November-December 1951; Tdches modestes I, November—December 1952; Tdches modestes I1, January—February 1953; Grandes legons actuelles de Byzance, May—June 1953; Espagne, July-August 1953.