BIOGRAPHY OF VINCENT VAN GOGH
I'm not going to include a full biography of Vincent van Gogh since such information is easily enough obtained from the more traditional media (do people still visit libraries and book shops these days?). As I mention on my References page, David Sweetman's Van Gogh: His Life and Art is an excellent biography and I would definitely recommend it. In addition, the chronology I include below gives a reasonable overview of the important events in the course of Vincent's life. For my own Van Gogh site, I'd instead like to take a more personal approach (as I certainly do on my own Personal View page) and focus on a few details throughout the course of Vincent's life which, for me, have some interest. Often these may be just isolated moments, but each one offers a clue to the overall tapestry of Van Gogh's life. * The Wanderer: I've always been haunted by the image of Vincent as the wanderer--of his time spent in poverty and isolation as he sought to help those around him, and perhaps to find himself in the process. Picture Vincent as he gives one of his first sermons in Isleworth, outside of London. Ask yourself: if you could be anywhere at any point in history, what would your top ten choices be? Riding with Joan
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Approximate Word count = 1309
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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