“A Power Seething,” the subtitle of Julian Bell’s short, fervent biography of Vincent van Gogh, comes from a letter Vincent sent his brother Theo in 1882. Although Vincent’s new calling as an artist ...

He had “a sun in his head and a thunderstorm in his heart.” These words about French painter Eugene Delacroix could as easily have been applied to Vincent van Gogh. From his turbulent emotional life, ...

Vincent Willem van Gogh (1853–1890), born in Zundert, Netherlands, was the eldest of six children in a Protestant family. His father, Theodorus van Gogh, served as a minister, and his mother, Anna ...

LONDON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - A leading Dutch expert on Vincent Van Gogh has poured cold water on the theory put forward in a new biography that the Dutch painter did not kill himself but was ...

Until now we have had largely one-dimensional books about Vincent van Gogh, beginning with “Lust for Life,’’ published in 1934 and made into a movie in 1956. It focused primarily on his troubled ...

Everyone knows Vincent Van Gogh's history the mad, suffering genius who cut off his ear for a prostitute and committed suicide in a cornfield with circling crows. But what if the stories are pure ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. The death of Vincent van Gogh is one of the best known stories about an artist. The story goes that he ...

Discover five remarkable films that portray Vincent van Gogh’s life, art, and inner world, highlighting his struggles, ...

“Van Gogh's art has always spoken to me in an indefinable way,” Petit said. “That's why it is ironic that my specialty, my passion should be in classical art and the friezes and frescos of ancient ...

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