- What actually happened to Vincent van Gogh’s ear? Here are 3 things you . . .
On the night of Dec 23, 1888, in the throes of a mental breakdown, Vincent van Gogh cut off part of his own ear From here, however, details scatter, leaving countless contradictions in their wake
- Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear? - Encyclopedia Britannica
Vincent van Gogh is well known to have cut off most of his own ear, but the circumstances of the incident are not fully understood The event occurred on December 23, 1888, when van Gogh was living in Arles, in the south of France
- Health of Vincent van Gogh - Wikipedia
Portrait of Doctor Félix Rey (F500, JH1659), oil on canvas 1889, Pushkin Museum Rey disliked his portrait and gave it away Various symptoms are described in Van Gogh's letters
- History Today: When Vincent Van Gogh cut off his left ear
On December 23, 1888, Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh cut off his left ear with a razor after an altercation with his friend Paul Gauguin None of it stopped Van Gogh from creating iconic works like Starry Night and Sunflowers It’s also on this day that American physician Joseph Edward Murray performed the first successful human kidney transplantation Murray received the 1990 Nobel Prize
- Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut off His Ear?
During an attack Vincent van Gogh cut off his left ear in utter confusion He wrapped the ear in a piece of paper and presented it to a prostitute at a local brothel
- The Real Reason Vincent Van Gogh Cut His Ear | Israel Hayom
On that extreme night of loneliness, when emotions raged uncontrollably, he took the razor and cut part of his left ear The town of Arles was shocked Rumors raced, local articles raged, and suddenly van Gogh became a figure who frightened his surroundings, long before he became a revered genius
- Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut His Ear on Dec. 23, 1888? - PBS
What led to the tragic downfall of this tortured genius? Did he cut off his whole ear? Or, as some believe, just a small piece of it?
- Did Van Gogh Really Cut Off His Whole Ear?
The most credible evidence indicates that Van Gogh did not remove his entire ear, but rather a portion of it, most likely the lower lobe A doctor named Félix Rey, who treated Van Gogh, even drew a diagram showing the extent of the injury
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