Why it matters
A large leather-bound Bible, open at Isaiah 53, stands beside Zola's novel La joie de vivre and an extinguished candle. Van Gogh painted it after the death of his father, the minister Theodorus, in March 1885.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1885 in Nuenen.
- It reflects his complex relationship with his father.
- It is in the Van Gogh Museum.
Based on the Italian Wikipedia article Natura morta con Bibbia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
