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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…
Creator
- Paul Gauguin
- Paul Gauguin
Subject
- Jacob wrestles with the angel (or man) till daybreak; Jacob's thigh is put out of joint
- Breton (culture or style)
- Post-Impressionist
Type of item
- <paintings by form>
Medium
- oil painting (technique)
- Oil painting
Creator
- Paul Gauguin
- Paul Gauguin
Subject
- Jacob wrestles with the angel (or man) till daybreak; Jacob's thigh is put out of joint
- Breton (culture or style)
- Post-Impressionist
Type of item
- <paintings by form>
Medium
- oil painting (technique)
- Oil painting
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Creation date
- 1888
- 1888
Current location
- Scottish National Gallery
Provenance
- Purchased 1925
Identifier
- UK_280_025
Extent
- 72.20 x 91.00 cm (framed: 96 cm x 116.7 cm x 8.3 cm)
Language
- English
Year
- 1888
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-09-10T19:17:52.508Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-09-10T19:17:52.508Z