The Vision of the Sermon (Jacob Wrestling with the Angel)
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The Vision of the Sermon (Jacob Wrestling with the Angel) is an 1888 Post-Impressionist painting by Paul Gauguin that depicts Breton women witnessing a biblical struggle in a boldly flattened, symbolic red landscape.
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| instanceOf |
Post-Impressionist painting
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painting → |
| alternativeTitle |
La Vision du sermon
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| artHistoricalSignificance |
important example of Synthetist style
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key work of Gauguin’s Pont-Aven period → |
| artisticFeature |
flattened pictorial space
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strong outlines → symbolic color → |
| artMovementContext |
Post-Impressionism in France
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Symbolism → |
| chronologyWithinOeuvre |
early major religious work by Paul Gauguin
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| collection |
National Galleries of Scotland
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| countryOfOrigin |
France
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| creator |
Paul Gauguin
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| creatorNationality |
French
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| depicts |
Breton traditional costumes
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Breton women → Jacob wrestling with the angel → biblical scene → landscape with red ground → religious devotion → religious vision → tree trunk dividing composition → women at prayer → |
| genre |
religious painting
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symbolist painting → |
| inception |
1888
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| inspiredBy |
Bible
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Book of Genesis → |
| languageOfTitle |
French
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| locatedIn |
Edinburgh
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| location |
National Gallery of Scotland
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| mainSubject |
Jacob
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angel → |
| medium |
oil paint
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| movement |
Post-Impressionism
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| placeOfCreation |
Pont-Aven
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| religion |
Christianity
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| style |
Cloisonnism
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| support |
canvas
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| theme |
struggle between human and divine
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visionary experience → |
| title |
The Vision of the Sermon (Jacob Wrestling with the Angel)
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| usesColor |
bold red ground
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flat areas of color → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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The Vision of the Sermon (Jacob Wrestling with the Angel)
("Jacob wrestling with the angel")
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Vision After the Sermon ("Jacob wrestling with the angel") → |
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Paul Gauguin
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The Vision of the Sermon (Jacob Wrestling with the Angel)
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