a section advising the astronomer to seek "inspiration from God" and the painting on the wall shows the Finding of Moses
illustrating the vastness of the terrain and sky
The first version from 1893 features the barely visible pencil inscription "Kan kun være malet af en gal Mand
though he is not known for religious artwork
a wound on its chest gushing blood into a golden chalice
The Loss of Virginity ☳ Gauguin ☲ Canvas Size:36 x 24 a section advising the astronomerThe Loss of Virginity (The Awakening of Spring) (1891, La Perte de Virginit, le Rveil du Printemps) by Paul Gauguin symbolically depicts a young woman's loss of virginity. The woman is laying naked in a Breton field overlooking the ocean, plucked flower in her hand, embracing a fox, while a wedding party approaches from the distance. Gauguin's last major work produced before he went to Tahiti, the model was his 20 year old mistress, Juliette Huet, who