IDENTITY
The Pilgrim's Progress
Religion / Bible
Work Summary
A Christian allegory following Christian's journey from the City of Destruction toward the Celestial City. Encounters with temptations, dangers and companions turn the physical pilgrimage into a representation of conversion, perseverance and the difficulties of spiritual life.
Evidence Summary
The book was valued and retained; other letters show repeated allusion to its pilgrim imagery.
Its pilgrimage imagery recurs explicitly in Van Gogh's religious discourse.
CONTEXT
Author / Source
John Bunyan
Work
The Pilgrim's Progress
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 · Received / owned
Van Gogh says he received Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress and calls it 'an asset'.
Response: The book was valued and retained; other letters show repeated allusion to its pilgrim imagery.
Connection: Its pilgrimage imagery recurs explicitly in Van Gogh's religious discourse.
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