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Maurer, Naomi E

The pursuit of spiritual wisdom : the thought and art of Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin / Naomi Margolis Maurer - xvi, 211 pages, 120 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm

Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.--University of Chicago, 1985) under title: The pursuit of spiritual knowledge

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-198) and index

--pt. 1. Van Gogh and Gauguin in the Context of Symbolist Thought -- part 2. "The Existence of God and Eternity:" Van Gogh's Search for Spiritual Salvation -- part 3. From Here to Eternity: Gauguin's Journey Towards Nirvana

"This book explores van Gogh's and Gauguin's concepts of spirituality in life and art, and the ways in which their ideas and the events of their personal lives shaped their creation of repertoires of meaningful symbolic motifs."--Jacket

ISBN: 0838637493 9780838637494

Subjects--Personal Names:
Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890 --Criticism and interpretation
Gauguin, Paul, 1848-1903 --Criticism and interpretation

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Symbolism (Art movement)--France

LC Class. No.: Art/N6847.5.N3 / M39 1998

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