Vincent van Gogh was
born on March 30, 1853 in The Netherlands. He attended a boarding school for
two years and then attended King Willem II secondary school for another two
years. Then Van Gogh left his school at the age of 15 and never returned. In
1869 he joined a group of art dealers in The Hague. Vincent’s uncles were art
dealers, so art was in his family. Van Gogh was then transferred to London by
his job, where he met his true love named Caroline Haanebeek. In 1875,
Vincent started teaching an art school for boys. In his spare time Van Gogh
would go to art galleries or museums and read the Bible. Then he dedicated
his life to the Church. In 1879 Vincent began preaching to coal miners and
their families. By then, Vincent’s love for art was growing, so he drew many
pictures of the miners and their families. Then came his final career, an
artist. Vincent started to paint, draw, and sketch almost everything that he
thought was “beautiful.” He was a great painter, yet he lacked social skills.
That made Van Gogh have many mental breakdowns, and during one of them he cut
of his ear. On July 20th, 1890, Van Gogh shot himself in the
chest. During his lifetime, many people did not appreciate his art. It wasn’t
until after his death he was considered one of the greatest painters.
Van Gogh always had side
portraits made because of his “lost” ear. |
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