At Eternity's Gate ☴ Van Gogh ☶ Art Print memento mori and nearby olive trees

and nearby olive trees

during WWII it was rolled up and hidden

The character may be the ghost of the wife of Kohada Koheiji in the play Eiri otogi zoshi

He captures a moment in time when Venice was experiencing a resurgence as a tourist destination

Van Eyck's elaborate signature on the back wall may indicate the portrait was a legal record of the marriage

At Eternity's Gate ☴ Van Gogh ☶ Art Print memento mori and nearby olive treesAt 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