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Eternity

Where the Forever Lives

Van Gogh kept trying to paint “forever” — not just inside a church, but right above our heads and under our feet. For him, it could show up in the stars, in a field, in the swing of a worker's arm, or in a blazing sun.

Van Gogh's Starry Night Over the Rhône, with stars and gaslights reflected in the river.
Starry Night Over the Rhône · 1888 · Arles

Gaslight and starlight double in the river, one year before the more famous starry night.

Van Gogh's The Sower, with a farmer scattering seed beneath a vast golden sun.
The Sower · 1888 · Arles

A farmer scatters seed under a huge sun that also looks like a halo — as if “forever” were hiding inside everyday work.

Van Gogh's reimagining of The Raising of Lazarus beneath a great golden sun.
The Raising of Lazarus · 1890 · Saint-Rémy

Vincent repaints an old Bible scene — Lazarus being raised from the dead — but where the angels used to be, he puts a great golden sun.