Le Pater: Alphonse Mucha's Symbolist Masterpiece and the Lineage of Mysticism offers an unprecedented view of Alphonse Mucha's Le Pater in a beautiful and dramatic presentation of ultra-clear, high resolution images captured directly from the original 1899 artworks.Featuring a thorough historical narrative outlining mystical symbolism from Albrecht Dürer and William Blake to the 19th century occult artworks of the Salon Rose+Croix, the artworks and theories of Jacob Böhme, Robert Fludd, and the Invisible College, and the codings of sacred geometry and Hermeticism, author Thomas Negovan provides readers with the language necessary to interpret the symbols and imagery of Alphonse Mucha's artworks.With photographs from private collections that have never before been printed, rare historical artifacts, mystical artworks, and Mucha's original sketches and theories, Le Pater: Alphonse Mucha's Symbolist Masterpiece and the Lineage of Mysticism is a beautiful tribute to the artist who defined the Art Nouveau movement and a necessary addition to every art book collection.