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Vincent Van Gogh is born in the countryside of the Netherlands.
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The son of a pastor, brought up in a religious and cultured atmosphere, Vincent Van Gogh grew up highly emotional and lacked self-confidence.
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Van Gogh had had two unsuitable and unhappy romances and had worked unsuccessfully as a clerk in a bookstore, an art salesman, and a preacher. He remained in Belgium to study art, determined to give happiness by creating beauty. This is a picture of his house in Belgium.
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Van Gogh is employed by the Hague art gallery.
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Gogh is transferred to France for work.
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Gogh moves to the town of Borinage and devotes his life to the evangelation of the poor and completes the painting of "The Potato Eaters."
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Van Gogh meets the influential Impressionistic artists Monet, Pissarro, and Gaugin. He eventually befriends Gaugin, who is famous for his painting "
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Van Gogh discovers Impressionism and Post-Impressionism styles of painting. It makes a great impact on his own individual style of artwork, inspiring Van Gogh to create his famous sunflower painting series.
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Van Gogh moves to Arles to try to create a center for arts. He also unfortunately begins suffering mental disorders which lead him to cutting off his own ear. He commits himself to a mental asylum in Saint Remey afterwards.
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Van Gogh finishes his most famous painting "The Starry Night."
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Van Gogh writes letters to his beloved brother Theo about his life troubles, then leaves the hospital of Saint-Paul. He painted this portrait based on the mountainous landscape behind Saint Paul Hospital. Van Gogh shoots himself in his words "for the good of all" on July 27, 1890
