IDENTITY
Onvergankelijk
Literature
Work Summary
Onvergankelijk by Petrus Augustus de Génestet is a poem whose title means 'Imperishable' or 'Undying'. It reflects De Génestet's characteristic concern with what endures beyond transience, bringing spiritual or moral value into tension with the passing conditions of earthly life.
Evidence Summary
The line is used as consoling language in a reflective letter.
Direct reuse of a poem in correspondence.
CONTEXT
Author / Source
Petrus Augustus de Génestet
Work
Onvergankelijk
Years / Period
28 Feb 1877
Van Gogh Relation
Quoted / Copied
EVIDENCE
Key Quotation
CONNECTIONS
Evidence Trail
28 Feb 1877 — Letter 104, note 6
Quoted / Copied · Quoted / recalled
Van Gogh uses a phrase that the editors identify as taken from the seventh verse of Onvergankelijk.
Response: The line is used as consoling language in a reflective letter.
Connection: Direct reuse of a poem in correspondence.
Related Research Nodes
Study Subject
Themes
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