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Vincent Van Gogh

Irises (1889)
Starry Night (1888)

Web Resources

  • PRINT:
  • ILLUSTRATED TIMELINE: https://archive.artic.edu/van-gogh-bedrooms/timeline
  • TIMELINE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh_chronology
  • BIOGRAPHY (includes video clips): https://www.vangoghgallery.com/misc/biography.html
  • BIOGRAPHY (plus 1-minute video clip): https://www.biography.com/artist/vincent-van-gogh
  • BIOGRAPHY: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh
  • BIOGRAPHY: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vincent-van-Gogh
  • ARTICLE (Madness and painting style): https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/aug/05/vincent-van-gogh-myths-madness-and-a-new-way-of-painting
  • ARTICLE: (Metropolitan Museum of Art): https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/gogh/hd_gogh.htm
  • ARTICLE (Smithsonian Institute; Van Gogh’s use of fantasy and night visions): https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/van-goghs-night-visions-131900002/
  • ARTICLE (The evolution of Van Gogh’s style): https://mymodernmet.com/vincent-van-gogh-life/
  • ARTICLE (Common myths about Van Gogh): https://www.theartnewspaper.com/blog/ten-myths-about-van-gogh
  • VIDEO:
  • BIOGRAPHY (Excellent 20 minute overview): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI2i5ca1RT4
  • BIOGRAPHY (5 minute overview from Van Gogh Museum, Netherlands): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzMkLvPOTrc&t=41s
  • BBC documentary “The Mystery of Van Gogh’s Ear” (58 minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgMBRQLhgFE
  • VAN GOGH IN LONDON: https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2019/04/13/van-goghs-london-pilgrimage-from-writer-to-painter/
  • VINCENT VAN GOGH VISITS THE GALLERY (A celebrated portion from the DOCTOR WHO series (2010) with Karen Gillan, Matt Smith, Bill Nighy, and Tony Curran as Van Gogh; 4 minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubTJI_UphPk
The Miners (1880)
The Raising of Lazarus (1890)
PAINTINGS:https://www.vincent-van-gogh-gallery.org/the-complete-works.htmlhttps://www.vangoghgallery.com/painting/https://www.vincentvangogh.org/van-gogh-paintings.jspDRAWINGS:https://www.vangoghgallery.com/drawings/http://www.vggallery.com/drawings/main_az.htmWATERCOLORS:https://www.vangoghgallery.com/watercolors/http://www.vggallery.com/watercolours/main.htm

Recommended Media

The Ox Cart (1884)
The Bedroom (1888)
THE MANY LOVES OF VINCENT
“It’s not the first time I couldn’t resist that feeling of affection, particularly love and affection for those women whom the clergymen damn so and superciliously despise and condemn from the pulpit.” To Theo from Etten, around 23 December 1881
  • https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/stories/his-unrequited-loves#0
  • https://www.mutualart.com/Article/-Ever-Yours--Vincent---Van-Goghs-Relatio/5D51AC8D71BA1D9F
  • https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/van-gogh-lovers/
  • https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/vincent-van-gogh-s-love-life/0QKiJEq7eauIKg?hl=it
VAN GOGH’S SPIRITUALITY
  • https://jacobadavis.com/2009/06/08/the-spirituality-of-van-gogh/
  • https://www.plough.com/en/topics/faith/prayer/vincent-van-goghs-search-for-god
  • https://directionjournal.org/27/2/vincent-van-gogh-eye-for-god.html
  • https://www.sparknotes.com/biography/vangogh/section3/
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