Why it matters
Women see Jacob wrestling with the angel in a vision after a sermon. Painted in Pont-Aven after meeting Émile Bernard, it made Gauguin the leader of the new style called Synthetism.
Did you know?
- It was completed in 1888.
- It is also called Jacob Wrestling with the Angel.
- Gauguin had become dissatisfied with Impressionism.
Based on the Wikipedia article Vision After the Sermon (CC BY-SA 4.0).
