At Eternity's Gate ☴ Van Gogh ☶ Canvas nude portraying it as a guardian

portraying it as a guardian

and as an allusion to the Virgin Mary

Tiger in a Tropical Storm or Surprised

his wife and dog in their residence in Bruges

highlights the immense scale of the scene

At Eternity's Gate ☴ Van Gogh ☶ Canvas nude portraying it as a guardianAt Eternity's Gate, or Sorrowing Old Man (1890) by Vincent van Gogh depicts an old man with his elbows on his knees, head in his hands, sitting in a chair by a fireplace. Based on an earlier lithograph from 1882, it was a subject he returned to many times over the years. This final version was painted in Saint Rmy de Provence while recovering from a severe relapse in his health. There is no modern consensus on his condition, suggestions include