When we speak of the great artist, there are usually three names that come to mind and it is Da Vinci Piccaso and Van Gogh. While most of us are familiar with the brilliant mind of Leonardo and the artistic genius of Paul, only a few are really in tune with the life of Van Gogh and the legacy he left our world. Perhaps some of us who can recognize their work, but do we really know the man who did this kind of paintings and works of art? In this article we will talk about one of the greatest artists the world has ever known, and it was Vincent van Gogh. This article aims to provide useful information for people to know more about him and his work has been an inspiration in the information world of art.
Five interesting facts about Vincent van Gogh
Vincent Willem van Gogh Born 30 March 1853 in the village of Groot Zundert, in the south of the Netherlands, Van Gogh is undoubtedly the greatest Dutch painter ever, next to Rembrandt. Although revered after his death and hailed as one of the most influential post-impressionist painter of the 20th century, a life of Van Gogh, a flamboyant eccentric character, an austere and difficult life, having an incredible dichotomy between their personal beliefs and vision service. However, his wandering, early theological obsession, romantic live, the rapid growth of his talent and his great relationship with his brother has a most interesting facet of this flawed genius.
The Wanderer
Given the time he lived, where neither the public nor private transport were particularly comfortable and affordable (not to mention time), Van Gogh was a remarkable nomadic. Between the ages of eleven and his death at age 37, was living in an incredible 37 towns and villages! Although he spent most of his time in The Hague and Paris, he spent most of his books for adults living and living in England, France and Belgium.
the theologian
In other circumstances, we would probably have known Van Gogh as a simple preacher, instead of the artist that we all know. Perhaps influenced by his father, a minister of the Dutch Reformed Church and empathetic nature renowned artists, Van Gogh made at least five attempts to enter the religious fraternity. His unsuccessful attempts to enter the Faculty of Theology of the University of Amsterdam and Evangelical Protestant missionary school in Brussels sandwiched between his brief stint as a preacher in a boys' school in Isleworth and missionary in the mining town Borinage attempts.
His most spectacular failure, but it was in the small parish of Wasmes. Committed by local authorities as a lay preacher, Van Gogh, in an effort to mimic the poor living conditions of his congregation, slept on a straw mattress in a makeshift ramshackle hut. He was fired shortly after to sully the reputation of the priesthood.
While working in the library of his uncle in Dordrecht, his roommate and then talked about a time when Van Gogh tried in vain to make a transcript of the Bible from Latin into French, English and German.
lover
It is perhaps emblematic of his mental health problems (thought anything of schizophrenia with bipolar disorder), their relationships are often seen as a projection of his self-esteem; it's like, the sentimental choice of the artist offers a lower possibility of what was rejected.
His history with prostitutes, especially Clasina Hoornik (rumored he had a son, Willem) and Raquel Arles (who was the recipient of the ear sliced Van Gogh) seems to give credence theory.
His older love affair with Margo Begemann, ten years older than he, and his cousin, Kee Vos Stricker, seven years and mother of a child of eight, tends to reinforce the lesson.
There were also rumors that Van Gogh was a bisexual and once his psychiatrist, Dr. Paul Gachet (potrait of Dr. Gachet fame) was one of her lovers. Fellow artist, Paul Gauguin was another thought to be his companion. In fact, Gauguin was the catalyst for the famous incident of the "ear-cutting," said they saw fight with Van Gogh moments before the incident.
The Prodigy
Unlike mere mortals who have to sweat and work hard to master their craft, engineering talent lush Van Gogh began painting seriously in 1880 at the great age of 27, his only year at the Academy of Fine Arts gave the necessary foundation and he experimented with abandoning thereafter; oil paintings, lithography, drawing from memory, Japanese prints, pointillism, colors and more. Assisted and contemporary luminaries such as Willem Roelofs, Paul Signac, Emile Bernard, Fernand Cormon and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, the capacity and productivity of Van Gogh accelerated at a phenomenal rate. In the ten years until his death, he succeeded in producing more than 900 paintings and 1,100 drawings.
brother
The importance of Theo Van Gogh to his brother Vicente can not be overstated. Theo Vincent encouraged not only to attend the Academy of Fine Arts, Theo was always loyal and supportive of his brother. Also funded almost entirely Vincent last decade, culminating in the attempted suicide depression fed Vincent July 27, 1890 seriously injured, Vincent died two days later, with Theo at his side. "The sadness will last forever," were his last words to his brother Theo. Sorry, Theo himself died six months later and was buried next to his beloved brother. Shortly after his death, a collection more than 600 letters, correspondence between the two of them spanning 20 years, was released and showed the beautiful union between two brothers
