Still life with Bible by Vincent Van Gogh Poster

This hefty Bible had belonged to Van Gogh's father, a Protestant minister. Van Gogh painted it just after his father's death. He placed his own copy of Émile Zola's La joie de vivre next to it. That book was a kind of 'bible' for modern life. The books symbolize the different worldviews of Van Gogh and his father. Vincent described this work to Theo as 'a still life of an open, hence an off-white Bible, bound in leather, against a black background with a yellow-brown foreground, with an additional note of lemon yellow.' He wanted to show that the colour black could be effective. Customize it with your own details. For further customization, please click the "Personalize” link and using Zazzle's advanced design tools, you can personalize each piece to make a one-of-a-kind gift for any occasion.