Van Gogh mentioned more than 1,100 artworks and at least 800 books and magazine articles in his letters. Why did he read so much? He sought intellectual and artistic nourishment because he wanted to grow, as an artist and as a person. How do you try to grow as a person?
The conduct revealed over the past week is so out of bounds that any Republican still supporting him is forever stained as a partisan who chose to put party over country when it mattered most.
One of Vincent’s favourite subjects. Large blossoming branches against a blue sky. Almond trees flower early in the spring, making them a symbol of new life. The painting was a gift for his brother Theo and sister-in-law Jo, who had just had a baby son: Vincent Willem.
Van Gogh’s favourite colour was yellow! What is your favourite colour? Vincent van Gogh, Sunflowers (1889) Find out more about Vincent’s most famous work at our summer exhibition #VanGoghSunflowers https://t.co/cBTYm2Q38k #VanGoghColours
Van Gogh also focused on colours in his drawings. He began this drawing in pencil before adding oil paint and watercolour in many different shades of blue. Vincent painted the roofs red, to contrast with the blue. The roofs have since faded to brown. #VanGoghColours
Our government should keep Americans safe—not allow private prisons to profit off of locking people up. Here’s how my plan to ban private prisons works.
The departure of DNI Coats is bad news for the security of America. His successor must put patriotism before politics, and remember that his oath is to protect the Constitution and the American people, not the President. https://t.co/uxLySjxtCm
#OnThisDay its 129 years ago Vincent took his own life. How did it go so wrong? In May 1890 Vincent left the clinic at Saint-Rémy, hoping he would be able to live independently with his illness. He found a certain peace in the village of Auvers-sur-Oise. Sadly, it was not to last
He’s also a moron, a narcissist, a fraud, a pathological liar, a sociopath, and a racist. He’s this incredible embodiment of many of the very worst possible traits that a human being could possibly have, all in one person.