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 illuminates a field as a ...

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What a sunny van Gogh painting of ‘The Sower’ tells us about Pope Leo’s message of hope By Virginia Raguin , College of the Holy Cross June 4, 2025 Eds: This story was supplied by The ...

(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.

Van Gogh’s painting was inspired by French artist Jean-Francois Millet’s 1860 painting. ... The pope saw Van Gogh’s image of the sower, like Vigeland’s, as a message of hope.