While most of us today might be unwrapping presents or roasting marshmallows, back then, Vincent van Gogh decided to unwrap... his own left ear. Yup—he cut off part of his ear. The incident ...

Personal mood lies at the heart of how we perceive gardens, as the National Gallery’s exhibition of the Dutch artist’s work ...

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 ...

Vincent van Gogh was known to reuse his canvases to save money, and this frugal habit recently led to the find of a lifetime ...

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.

Jeremy Paxman joins forces with 'art sleuth' Bernadette Murphy to try and solve one of the greatest and bloodiest mysteries of the art world - why Vincent Van Gogh cut off his own ear in December ...

Once inextricably linked with art, rebellion and madness, and infamously banned in the early 20th century, absinthe is ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.