IDENTITY
Isaiah 53:3
Religion / Bible
Work Summary
Isaiah 53:3 is a biblical passage. A prophetic description of the suffering servant as despised, rejected and intimately acquainted with grief and suffering. The verse forms part of a larger portrait of humiliation, affliction and redemptive suffering.
Evidence Summary
The passage belongs to his Amsterdam-period devotional reflection on calling, poverty and work.
No visual-art connection inferred from this occurrence.
CONTEXT
Author / Source
Bible
Work
Isaiah 53:3
Years / Period
7 Sep 1877
Van Gogh Relation
Quoted / Copied
EVIDENCE
Key Quotation
CONNECTIONS
Evidence Trail
7 Sep 1877 — Letter 130
Quoted / Copied · Quoted / alluded to
The scholarly notes identify Isaiah 53:3 in Van Gogh's wording.
Response: The passage belongs to his Amsterdam-period devotional reflection on calling, poverty and work.
Connection: No visual-art connection inferred from this occurrence.
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