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Vincent van Gogh

When was Vincent Van Gogh born?
May 30, 1853
March 30, 1853
March 30, 1854
May 30, 1854
March 30, 1853
What is the title of the painting?
the starry nightThe Starry Night
The Starry Nightthe starry night
What was the profession of Vincent van Gogh's father?
Clergy
Pharmacist
Lawyer
Doctor
Clergy
What was the name of Vincent's brother, who was an art dealer?
Sven
Theo
Lars
Ruben
Theo
How old was Vincent van Gogh when he died?
36
38
35
37
37
He was incredibly productive as an artist, with well over 2,000 confirmed works.
True
False
True
With whom did van Gogh exchange frequent letters that have remained an excellent source of information to his thinking?
His wife
His brother
His father
Other artists
His brother
What is the title of the painting?
Irises
What year was it painted?
In 1889
Where did van Gogh complete The Potato Eaters?
Paris
Arles
Etten
Nuenen
Nuenen
Match the pairs.
Paul Gauguin's Armchair
1888
Match the pairs.
Arles
The Yellow House
Match the pairs.
The Church at Auvers
Musée d'Orsay
Match the pairs.
Van Gogh Museum
Amsterdam
Which type of malady did Van Gogh suffer?
None of the above
He was physically handicapped
He was deaf
Seizures
Seizures
In 1886, Vincent van Gogh attended art classes at the Amsterdam Academy.
False
True
False
Vincent van Gogh is generally regarded as the greatest Dutch painter since ____________.
Jan Vermeer
Frans Hals
Hieronymus Bosch
Rembrandt
Rembrandt
The painting was painted in 1890. It's Portrait of ___________. In 1990, the painting received $82.5 million at auction.
Alexander Reid
Theo
An Old Man with Beard
Doctor Gachet
Doctor Gachet
Put in correct order. From the earliest to the oldest.
The Potato EatersF627 Auto-portraitFishing in the SpringThe Ballroom at Arles
The Potato EatersFishing in the SpringThe Ballroom at ArlesF627 Auto-portrait
What's a name of the girl, that van Gogh painted in 1882?
Mila
Sophie
Sien
Tess
Sien
Vincent cut off his ear after an argument with _____________.
Paul Gauguin
Theo van Gogh
Paul Cezanne
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Paul Gauguin
Van Gogh has never painted a single artwork entitled "Sunflowers." Instead, he did several renditions of the large yellow blossoms in two separate series of sunflowers, one during a stay with his brother in Paris in 1887 and another during his tenancy in Arles from 1888 to 1889.
True
False
True
It was one of Vincent's main sources of inspiration. What is that?
Mosan Art
Japanese printmaking
Proto Renaissance
Luminism
Japanese printmaking
Vincent van Gogh shot himself in the chest with a 7mm revolver. He died ____ hours after the incident.
10
24
30
2
30