Vision of the Sermon (Jacob Wrestling with the Angel).
 Gauguin, Paul, 1848-1903

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Title:Vision of the Sermon (Jacob Wrestling with the Angel)
Notes:A short essay on the artistic and spiritual meaning of this artwork is available from The Visual Commentary on Scripture, https://thevcs.org/jacob-wrestling-angel/one-who-wont-let-go.
Date:1888
Artist:Gauguin, Paul, 1848-1903
Building:Scottish National Gallery
Object/Function:Painting
City/Town:Edinburgh
Country:United Kingdom

Scripture:Genesis 32:22-31
Person as Subject:Jacob (Biblical figure)
Angel (Biblical figure)
Lectionary links:AProp13
CProp24
General Subject:Visual Commentary on Scripture

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Attribution:Gauguin, Paul, 1848-1903. Vision of the Sermon (Jacob Wrestling with the Angel), from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=58468 [retrieved April 29, 2024]. Original source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paul_Gauguin_137.jpg.
Record Number:58468 Last Updated: 2021-09-23 10:18:16 Record Created: 2021-03-08 11:51:34
Institution:Vanderbilt University Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition