preview

Vincent Willem Van Gogh Research Paper

Decent Essays

Vincent Willem Van Gogh was a Dutchman born on March 30, 1853 in Groot-Zundert, Netherlands. The Starry Night is one of Van Gogh’s famous paintings in the world. It was believed that his painting was the view from his bedroom window. After a petition was signed saying Vincent Van Gogh was dangerous, they moved him to an asylum. He lived in a hospital where he suffered occasional relapse into delusions. While he was there, he was able to read, paint and withdraw from his room. As he was going through depression, Van Gogh then began to have hallucinations and even have thoughts of suicide. His art helped him stay emotionally balanced. He then started to paint The Starry Night, and used dark colors. For example, in the painting he clearly paints all the buildings dark and black and paints the stars and the moon brighter to make it stand out more. In his painting, he included a cypress tree which is usually found in cemeteries and represent mourning. There were rumors about his death, saying he had died because his illness …show more content…

He suffered from many types of psychotic attacks, epilepsy, and delusions. While he was at home, he mutilated his ear and offered it to a prostitute as a gift. Van Gogh then was transferred to a hospital where we was able to paint and draw, but not for long periods of time without having an attack. On May 8, 1889, Van Gogh began to paint in the hospital gardens. Everyday in the asylum, he would finish a painting one at a time. According to The Net Impact (2015) in the article “Vincent Van Gogh: Later Years,” “Vincent viewed his life as horribly wasted, personally failed and impossible” (para. 10). Later, he went out to paint in the morning, but carried a loaded pistol and attempted suicide by shooting himself in the chest on July 27, 1890 but survived. Days later, he died in his brother's arms from his wound at the age of

Get Access