From 1942 to 1954, Sister Jacques-Marie, originally Monique Bourgeois, describes her encounter with Henri Matisse that lead to the creation of the Rosaire Chapel in Vence. As the last, ultimate project of the artist, it is considered to be the culmination of his entire works. Henri Matisse stated: “This work required four years of exclusive, constant effort ,and it is the fruit of my whole working life. In spite of all its imperfections, I consider it as my masterpiece.” Sister Jacques-Marie recounts the friendship and the complicity she shared with the painter throughout the years, resulting in the chef d’œuvre, the Rosaire Chapel in Vence. Reproductions of drawings by Matisse, previously unpublished archived photographs, excerpts of the letters exchanged with the artist, as well as a preface written by the director of the Château de Villeneuve (Zia Mirabdolbaghi) and the former curator of the Cateau-Cambrésis Museum (Dominique Szymusiak), complete the text.
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西元1942年，年輕的修女賈克‧瑪莉(本名莫妮卡．布爾喬斯Monique Bourgeois），認識了七十二歲、剛動完手術的老先生馬諦斯，馬諦斯念及修女的照顧，開始興建玫瑰經教堂，這成為他一生最後的作品，被視為他集大成之作。馬諦斯：「這個作品花了我整整四年的時間持續不斷的努力，同時他也是我畢生創作路程的成果。即便它並非完美，我仍將它視為我的傑作。」賈克‧瑪利修女從兩人之間的相遇，談及他們深厚的友誼，描繪自己與這位大藝術家在數年間的關係是如何影響玫瑰經教堂的落成。這本書收錄許多馬諦斯的插畫、未曾公開過的圖像檔案，並節錄許多修女和藝術家之間的魚雁往返，以及由其他專業人士所撰的序言，使之成為了解玫瑰經教堂的必讀之作。 "
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