In his first general audience in Rome, Pope Leo XIV referred to Vincent van Gogh’s painting “Sower at Sunset” and called it a ...

He diligently chased the example set by Jean-François Millet, whose 1850 painting The Sower was greatly admired by van Gogh. The sunset scene cited by the Pope was a turning point in van Gogh's ...

(The Conversation) — Van Gogh’s painting was inspired by French artist Jean-Francois Millet’s 1860 painting. But he transformed Millet’s composition into an image of hope. (The ...

(THE CONVERSATION) In his first general audience in Rome, Pope Leo XIV referred to Vincent van Gogh’s painting “Sower at Sunset” and called it a symbol of hope. A brilliant setting sun ...