"This World Was Never Meant for One as Beautiful as You."

If Vincent hadn't been a failure:

as a bookshop clerk

as an art salesman

as a preacher

as a suitor

Would we have ever been blessed with this?

I love this song:

If you want an explanation of the lyrics, go {here}.


Vincent, 19 years old

Vincent, 13 years old

His Mother

His Father

Brother, Theo

Beloved brothers at rest together.

A new biography of Van Gogh will be published next week: Van Gogh:  the Life by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith. The authors propose an explosive new theory on the cause of Van Gogh's death.


60 Minutes did a  segment on it yesterday.
Part One:
 


Part Two:



CBS News also has a virtual tour of Van Gogh's paintings:



The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam hosts more of his work than in any other museum.
Part of its permanent collection:

Sunflowers, 1889

Potato Eaters

Self-portrait as an Artist 1888

Wheatfield with Crows

Van Gogh's paintings are much more impactful when you see them in person. Such broad strokes. And the colors!

I was literally brought to tears when I went to the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.