Vincent Van Gogh
Thursday July 14, 2005
Vincent Van Gogh was a brilliant and prolific artist in the late 1800s with as many as 873 paintings and 1049 drawings credited to his brief career. He is celebrated for his unique content and use of color. Throughout his life, Van Gogh gave evidence of mental instability having a difficult and moody personality. Various biographies describe him as suffering with epilepsy, depression, psychotic attacks, delusions, and bipolar disorder. Read More
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There is a wonderfilm film that captures Van Gogh’s struggle with madness during the time he was in the insane asylum at St. Remy called The Eyes of Van Gogh. http://www.theeyesofvangogh.com