Return to the Fountainhead of the Faith

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Where Do We Come From? Who Are We? Where Are We Going? In this nineteenth century painting by the French artist, Paul Gauguin, Eden is depicted under yellow skies as a tropical Tahitian Island paradise. A Polynesian Eve reaches up to pluck the fruit from the tree—under the watchful gaze of a stone goddess. Other female figures portray the cycle of life, from infancy to old age. A melancholy introspection pervades the work. Gauguin’s subjects are solitary, preoccupied, contemplative...