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. This incident has been surrounded by mystery but one thing is for sure; van ...

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 ...

I had seen Van Gogh's paintings in books, but when I saw his masterpieces in real life, they took my breath away.

One hundred and twenty-eight years after Vincent van Gogh took a razor to his ear — signaling the start of the tumultuous months leading up to his suicide attempt and death — we remain fascinated by ...

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 ...

On December 23, 1888, Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, suffering from severe depression, cut off the lower part of his left ear with a razor.

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 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 ...