Jacob Wrestling with the Angel: a theme in symbolist art.(Critical Essay)

From: Nineteenth-Century French Studies | Date: March 22, 2004| Author: Singletary, Suzanne M. | Copyright information

Until 1861 when Eugene Delacroix treated the subject in the Church of Saint-Sulpice, the story of Jacob Wrestling with the Angel was conspicuous by its near neglect in art. Claude Lorrain painted a version in which the pint-sized protagonists are a thinly disguised excuse to pursue issues relating to landscape and to light. In Rembrandt's memorable treatment, the figures fill the frame, locked in a confrontation dense with psychological implications. Delacroix's choice could owe a ...

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