The hospital in Arles where Vincent van Gogh stayed after he cut off his ear (photograph by the author for Hyperallergic) Vincent van Gogh had big dreams for his stay in the town of Arles, for the ...

Vincent van Gogh is a famous artist known for his paintings and a very sad event in his life where he cut off his own ear. Vincent Willem van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853, in the Netherlands, to a ...

Vincent van Gogh, the brilliant but troubled Dutch impressionist painter, severed his left ear after a "blazing row" with fellow artist Paul Gaugin in Arles, France, on this day in history, Dec. 23, ...

BERLIN – A German museum has put on display a copy of Vincent van Gogh’s ear that was grown using genetic material provided by one of the 19th-century Dutch artist’s living relatives. The Center for ...

Encore Wednesday, Jan.10, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encores Sunday, Jan. 14 at 10 p.m. and Thursday, Jan. 18 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 Even those with a scant knowledge of art know about the moment when ...

Vincent van Gogh, “The Night Café” (1888), oil on canvas (Yale University Art Gallery, via Wikimedia Commons) Shortly before Christmas, 1888, as the story goes, while living in Arles, France, and ...

Ancient Egyptians believed that mummifying a king’s body ensured his ascent among the gods. The preserved corpse — called the Ach (Egyptian for “shining” or “spirit”) — entered a sarcophagus ...

Vincent van Gogh was more than a troubled artist. His unique style revolutionized modern art. Van Gogh's bold brushwork and ...