Van Gogh’s painting was inspired by French artist Jean-Francois Millet’s 1860 painting. But he transformed Millet’s composition into an image of hope.

Van Gogh’s painting was inspired by French artist Jean-Francois Millet’s 1860 painting. ... Francis. Leo also expressed hope that humans listening to God would embrace service to others.

(The Conversation) — Van Gogh’s painting was inspired by French artist Jean-Francois Millet’s 1860 painting. But he transformed Millet’s composition into an image of hope.

The pope saw Van Gogh’s image of the sower, like Vigeland’s, as a message of hope. That message, to him, fits with the theme of hope of The Jubilee Year proclaimed by Leo’s predecessor, Francis.

Lancelin, a French artist who visited the sunflower fields that inspired van Gogh, created flowers that range between five and 15 feet tall, per the New York Times’ Jane L. Levere.

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