Arcabas

Jean-Marie Pirot known as Arcabas b. 1926

Adam et Eve chassés du Paradis (chapelle sud)

Adam and Eve driven from Paradise (South chapel)

Fresco

Musée d'art sacré contemporain Saint-Hugues, Chartreuse, France

Jean-Marie Pirot known as Arcabas b. 1926

La Libération de l'Apôtre Pierre 

The Freeing of the Apostle Peter 1983

Fresco

Musée d'art sacré contemporain Saint-Hugues, Chartreuse, France

Jean-Marie Pirot known as Arcabas is a distinguished French artist born in 1926 

His works include many of a religious nature

His main monumental work is in the  Musée d'art sacré contemporain Saint-Hugues in Chartreuse, France. It is truly a monument to the Gospels and to his faith. He has worked on it for over 60 years

Here is his Hommage à Bernanos (the distinguished French Catholic writer) (painted in 1962) which is on  special exhibition at the Chapelle des Petits-Carmes in Metz, France

His works are in many churches not only in Europe but also in North America. 

Here is a particularly beautiful Prodigal Son situated in Bergamo, Italy

Jean-Marie Pirot known as Arcabas b. 1926

Le Fils Prodigue

The Prodigal Son

Oil on canvas

1.3 x 1.62 m

Cappella della Riconciliazione, Costa Serina, Bergamo