Many thanks to Roos Zwart LandArtist for pointing me to this artwork. 🙂
Who Is Jan Toorop?
Johannes Theodorus ‘Jan’ Toorop was a Dutch-Indonesian painter, who worked in various styles, including Symbolism, Art Nouveau, and Pointillism. His early work was influenced by the Amsterdam Impressionism movement.
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A Poem: Forgiveness
My heart was heavy, for its trust had been Abused, its kindness answered with foul wrong; So, turning gloomily from my fellow-men, One summer Sabbath day I strolled among The green mounds of the village burial-place; Where, pondering how all human love and hate Find one sad level; and how, soon or late, Wronged and wrongdoer, each with meekened face, And cold hands folded over a still heart, Pass the green threshold of our common grave, Whither all footsteps tend, whence none depart, Awed for myself, and pitying my race, Our common sorrow, like a mighty wave, Swept all my pride away, and trembling I forgave! John Greenleaf Whittier
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Details
- Title: O Grave, Where is Thy Victory?
- Creator: Jan Toorop
- Date Created: 1892/1892
- Physical Dimensions: h 604mm – w 753mm
- External Link: See more details about this work on the Rijksmuseum Website
- Medium: paper:
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Terrifying images of what awaits beyond the grave.
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I don’t look at the right side – only the rescue on the left..lol. I am a weenie. 🙂
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That is an extremely well done and highly symbolic illustration by Jan Toorop.
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Roos Zwart told me that it is really spectacular in person. This one is on my bucket list. Thanks for visiting. 🙂
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