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

portraying it as a guardian

his wife and dog in their residence in Bruges

highlights the immense scale of the scene

"With the Indian wars over

white and red of the boat

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