Another possible reason for Van Gogh’s deteriorating mental state was his brother Theo’s recent ... figure of Simon Peter, who had cut off the ear of the servant working for the Jewish high ...

While most of us today might be unwrapping presents or roasting marshmallows, back then, Vincent van Gogh decided to unwrap... his own left ear. Yup—he cut off part of his ear. The incident ...

Some interpretations have the individual tortured by their own genius; for example, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes ...

In Minnesota, experts confirm a rare Van Gogh painting discovered at a garage sale, shedding light on the artist’s forgotten ...

Antiques experts believe they have verified a long-lost Vincent Van Gogh masterpiece which was originally purchased for ...

who cut off his own ear and died by suicide due to his worries about his financial future and recurring mental illness. Because of Van Gogh's popularity, some travelers highly recommend purchasing ...

Jeremy Paxman joins forces with 'art sleuth' Bernadette Murphy to try and solve one of the greatest and bloodiest mysteries of the art world - why Vincent Van Gogh cut off his own ear in December ...

Van Gogh cut off his own ear in 1888 and died from a gunshot wound in July 1890, in an apparent suicide. He had produced more than 2,000 artworks including about 850 oil paintings. After his death ...