a strange Dutchman, aspiring artist Vincent van Gogh. During his 15-month stay in the city of Arles, Vincent would paint more than 200 paintings that captured the people and places he encountered.

Ask any schoolchild or museum tourist to name one thing about artist Vincent Van Gogh and chances are it won’t be “Starry Night” or any of his other masterpieces. Van Gogh’s “Self ...

Vincent van Gogh owes his fame to two things: his groundbreaking canvases, and the fact that he cut off his ear in a fit of madness. This gruesome act of self-mutilation has long been the subject ...

The theories behind why Dutch artist Van Gogh slashed off his ear in 1888 are still the topic of debate. Now, an author presents a new one.

Every schoolchild knows that Vincent Van Gogh cut off his ear. The bloody event occurred on Dec. 23, 1888. But how much he sliced away (the entire ear, a chunk of his earlobe, or a mutilation in ...

Vincent van Gogh, the brilliant but tortured Dutch painter, cut off his own left ear on this day in history, Dec. 23, 1888, following a fight with friend and fellow artist Paul Gaugin.

A new book about Vincent van Gogh explores his life and art when he lived in Arles, France. Golden fields, sun-drenched houses, sunflowers dancing in the light.

Most anyone who's had a beginning art history class knows the story of how the great painter Vincent van Gogh sliced off part of his left ear during a fit of madness. Now a new book argues that ...

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation) Vincent remained in hospital until 7 January. Two days later, on his return to the Yellow House, he wrote again to Theo.

The genetic material from Lieuwe van Gogh was grown at a Boston hospital, and a 3-D printer shaped cells into the form of an ear. Vincent van Gogh is believed to have cut off a part of his left ...

A 3-D printed replica of Vincent van Gogh's severed ear is on display at The Center for Art and Media in Karlsruhe, Germany.