Illustration
An 1888 oil on canvas, Vision after the Sermon, by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), the French post-impressionist painter. The scene shows Breton women in their traditional headgear watching an enactment of a sermon they have just heard (from the priest on the far right): an angel wrestling Jacob. The work is typical of Gauguin's distinctive style with bold colours and a flattened perspective. The outlines are marked, and he uses symbolism in an overall composition that ignores a specific light source. (National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh)
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Scotland, N. G. o. (2022, April 29). Vision after the Sermon by Gauguin. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15758/vision-after-the-sermon-by-gauguin/
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Scotland, National Gallery of. "Vision after the Sermon by Gauguin." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 29, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15758/vision-after-the-sermon-by-gauguin/.
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Scotland, National Gallery of. "Vision after the Sermon by Gauguin." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 29 Apr 2022. Web. 25 Mar 2025.
