{"product_id":"9780812970869","title":"The Angel of the Left Bank: The Secrets of Delacroix's Parisian Masterpiece","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this mesmerizing examination of Delacroix’s crowning masterwork, \u003ci\u003eJacob Wrestling with the Angel\u003c\/i\u003e, and of Saint-Sulpice, the grand church that houses it, Jean-Paul Kauffmann reveals the city of Paris in an entirely new way. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the same insight and understanding he brought to his National Book Critics Circle Award–nominated \u003cb\u003eThe Black Room at Longwood\u003c\/b\u003e, in \u003cb\u003eThe Angel of the Left Bank\u003c\/b\u003e Jean-Paul Kauffmann confronts humanity’s struggle with God. His muse is \u003ci\u003eJacob Wrestling with the Angel\u003c\/i\u003e, Eugène Delacroix’s “spiritual testimony” and certainly one of his masterpieces, a painting that portrays one of the most enigmatic episodes in Genesis. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout his careful, impassioned examination of the work, which Delacroix labored over for eight years and finished in 1861, Kauffmann touches on architecture and art history, philosophy and religion, and the luminous city of Paris itself. Like a detective, he looks for lingering clues in the places Delacroix frequented and the objects he touched some 150 years ago, seeking to connect with the artist’s philosophical and artistic process—and, in turn, to discover what truths we might ultimately glean from it. His journey makes for enthralling reading.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030567469296,"sku":"9780812970869","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780812970869_p0.jpg?v=1763742376","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780812970869","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}