The year was 1888, December 23, to be exact. While most of us today might be unwrapping presents or roasting marshmallows, ...

The artist Vincent van Gogh is likely to have experienced two ... of delirium caused by alcohol withdrawal after he cut off his own ear. But, as the patient in this case could not be interviewed ...

A year before painting the self-portrait, Van Gogh had cut off his own ear after a row with his friend and fellow artist Paul Gauguin, beginning a long spell in and out of hospitals and asylums.

Van Gogh only ever sold one of his paintings when he was alive, but his works are now some of the most famous in the world. Many people know he cut off his own ear, and that he painted beautiful ...

I observe people. It's funny because the thing that everyone talks about with Van Gogh is the fact that he cut off his ear and you can see the bandage, but that's not the thing that sticks out to me.

who cut off his own ear and died by suicide due to his worries about his financial future and recurring mental illness. Because of Van Gogh's popularity, some travelers highly recommend purchasing ...

Few artists in history can be conjured so vividly in the public imagination with just a handful of disjointed images as Vincent van Gogh ... where he cut off part of his left ear — a moment ...