Article abstract: During his brief artistic career, van Gogh gave expression to a passionate vision of nature and humanity. Following his death, his paintings came to be acknowledged by critics and the public as constituting one of the highest achievements of nineteenth century art.
Early Life
Vincent Willem van Gogh was born in Zundert, the Netherlands, on March 30, 1853. His father, the Reverend Theodorus van Gogh, was thirty-one years old at the time of Vincent’s birth; his mother, Anna Cornelius Carbentus, was three years older than her husband....
Source: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century, ©1999 Salem Press, Inc.. All Rights Reserved.
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