Vision of the Sermon (Jacob Wrestling with the Angel)
This painting, which dates from 1888 and was made in Pont-Aven, Brittany, is one of Gauguin's most famous works. The Breton women, dressed in distinctive regional costume, have just listened to a sermon based on a passage from the Bible. Genesis (32:22-32) relates the story of Jacob, who, after fording the river Jabbok with his family, spent a whole night wrestling with a mysterious angel. In a le…
Kreatur
- Paul Gauguin
- Paul Gauguin
Suġġett
- Jacob wrestles with the angel (or man) till daybreak; Jacob's thigh is put out of joint
- Breton (culture or style)
- Post-Impressionist
Tip ta' oġġett
- <paintings by form>
Mezz
- oil painting (technique)
- Oil painting
Kreatur
- Paul Gauguin
- Paul Gauguin
Suġġett
- Jacob wrestles with the angel (or man) till daybreak; Jacob's thigh is put out of joint
- Breton (culture or style)
- Post-Impressionist
Tip ta' oġġett
- <paintings by form>
Mezz
- oil painting (technique)
- Oil painting
Istituzzjoni fornitriċi
Aggregatur
Dikjarazzjoni tad-drittijiet tal-midja f'dan ir-rekord (sakemm mhux speċifikat mod ieħor)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Data tal-ħolqien
- 1888
- 1888
Post attwali
- Scottish National Gallery
Provenjenza
- Purchased 1925
Identifikatur
- UK_280_025
Limitu
- 72.20 x 91.00 cm (framed: 96 cm x 116.7 cm x 8.3 cm)
Lingwa
- English
Sena
- 1888
Pajjiż fornitur
- United Kingdom
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