
The Vision After the Sermon (Jacob wrestling with the Angel)
The story
A group of Breton churchgoers watch a vision — the biblical Jacob wrestling with the angel — playing out on a flat field of red. Gauguin painted this in Pont-Aven in 1888, ditching realistic space and natural colour for something stranger and more spiritual. A landmark of his new style.
- Artist
- Paul Gauguin
- Year
- 1888
- Period
- Impressionist
- Rights
- Free to view, download & share