IDENTITY
Oraisons funèbres
Religion / Bible
Work Summary
Oraisons funèbres by Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet is a collection of formal funeral orations delivered for prominent figures at the French court. Bossuet combines commemoration with Christian meditation on death, worldly greatness, providence and the instability of human power.
Evidence Summary
The collection belonged to his Amsterdam-period devotional reading.
No artistic connection stated in this event.
CONTEXT
Author / Source
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
Work
Oraisons funèbres
Years / Period
7 Sep 1877
Van Gogh Relation
Owned / Had Access To
EVIDENCE
Key Quotation
CONNECTIONS
Evidence Trail
7 Sep 1877 — Letter 130
Owned / Had Access To · Purchased / owned
Van Gogh says he recently bought Bossuet's Oraisons funèbres very cheaply.
Response: The collection belonged to his Amsterdam-period devotional reading.
Connection: No artistic connection stated in this event.
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