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Theodorus van Gogh, a preacher in the Dutch Reformed Church, and Anna Cornelia Carbentus, daughter of a bookseller, marry in 1851. Their son Vincent Willem van Gogh, the second of six children, is born on March 30, 1853, in Zundert, a village in Brabant, in the south of the Netherlands. Four years later, in 1857, Vincent's favorite brother, Theodorus (Theo), is born. Vincent begins his education at the village school in 1861, and subsequently attends two boarding schools. He excels in languages, studying French, English, and German. In March 1868, in the middle of the academic year, he abruptly leaves school and returns to Zundert. He does not resume his formal education.

Youth and family

Wrestling with his desire to be useful, in

1880 Van Gogh decides he can become an

artist and still be in God's service.

Van Gogh moves to Brussels and

considers enrolling at the art academy,

but instead tries to study independently,

sometimes in the company of Dutch artist

Anthon van Rappard. Because Van Gogh

has no livelihood, Theo, who is at Goupil's

Paris branch, sends him money. He was to

do this regularly until the end of Van

Gogh's life. In Etten in 1881, Van Gogh falls in love

with his cousin Kee Vos-Stricker, who

rejects his advances. His dogged pursuit

of Kee causes a rift with his parents. His

intense religiosity begins to dissipate.

Art and faith

Impressionism

and the

city

The studio of the south

Seeing color

A period of Masterpieces

Crisis

Techniques And Paintings

Maturing Technique

Cypress and wheatfield

The starry night

Dead

Van Gogh Museum

The Van Gogh Museum first opened its doors in 1973. The building, designed by Dutch architect Gerrit Rietveld, houses the world's largest collection of works by Vincent van Gogh: some 200 paintings, 500 drawings and 700 letters, as well as the artist's own collection of Japanese prints.The collection originally belonged to Theo van Gogh (1857-1891), Vincent's younger brother. Following Theo's death, it passed to his widow, Johanna van Gogh-Bonger (1862-1925). Although a number of works were sold, she retained a major group, representing all phases of Van Gogh's oeuvre. On her death in 1925, her son, Vincent Willem van Gogh (1890-1978), inherited the collection. In 1962, on the initiative of the Dutch state, he transferred the works to the Vincent van Gogh Foundation. They are now on permanent loan to the Van Gogh Museum and form the nucleus of its collection.

Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam

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