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“The Starry Night” is one of the most famous paintings by Vincent van Gogh, a post-impressionist painter, that depicts van Gogh’s view of outside his…
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‘Sorrow’, an 1882 drawing by Vincent van Gogh, depicts a 32-year-old pregnant woman, Clasina Maria Hoornik, who went by the name of Sien. Sien was homeless and had addictions to alcohol and tobacco and was working in prostitution. Van Goh provided her and…
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One of Vincent van Gogh’s masterpieces, “The Potato Eaters” serves as a gritty snapshot of a peasant family struggling to survive in the Netherlands during…
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“The Starry Night” is one of the moist famous paintings by Vincent van Gogh, the post-impressionist painter. It depicts van Gogh’s view out of the…
![Asylum](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/11/young-nov-feature-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. Unfortunately,…
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While it cannot be confirmed, many have speculated that the famous artist Vincent Van Gogh suffered from manic depression. Theories have surfaced on whether his…
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“Touched With Fire” is an exploration of bipolar disorder, art, and the difficulties of maintaining a relationship while coping with mental health issues. This film,…
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Vincent Van Gogh’s 1888 piece, The Night Café, is perhaps not as well-known and celebrated as his Café Terrace at Night, but proves a fascinating…