The hospital in Arles where Vincent van Gogh stayed after he cut off his ear (photograph by the author for Hyperallergic) Vincent van Gogh had big dreams for his stay in the town of Arles, for the ...

Vincent van Gogh’s story often feels like a myth painted in bold colors—an artist so consumed by passion that it spilled over into madness. The image of him bandaged and staring back from his ...

Encore Wednesday, Jan.10, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encores Sunday, Jan. 14 at 10 p.m. and Thursday, Jan. 18 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 Even those with a scant knowledge of art know about the moment when ...

If you are an art an history lover, you'd know that Van Gogh cut his own ear off, but no one knows why. On Christmas eve of 1888, Vincent van Gogh chopped his left ear off with a razor. And no one ...

Ancient Egyptians believed that mummifying a king’s body ensured his ascent among the gods. The preserved corpse — called the Ach (Egyptian for “shining” or “spirit”) — entered a sarcophagus ...

The new exhibition at the Musee d'Orsay covers the final weeks of Van Gogh's life - Copyright AFP Dimitar DILKOFF The new exhibition at the Musee d'Orsay covers the ...

BERLIN (AP) — A German museum has put on display a copy of Vincent van Gogh’s ear that was grown using genetic material provided by one of the 19th-century Dutch artist’s living relatives. The Center ...