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These Powerful Paintings Show Why van Gogh Fell in Love With Japan—and Why Japan Fell in Love With van Gogh
A Japanese museum is hosting its first-ever exhibition dedicated to Vincent van Gogh, which explores the Dutch painter’s ...
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Book 'Reading Van Gogh' finds meaning through the artist's words and work
The book explores author Elizabeth Barks Cox's search for meaning, which found guidance through the writings and paintings of Vincent Van Gogh ...
Surveillance footage shows moment visitor breaks crystal-covered chair in museum
Video released by a museum in Verona, Italy shows a tourist sitting on and breaking a crystal-covered chair, which was inspired by Vincent Van Gogh’s 1888 painting, titled “Van Gogh’s Chair.” ...
Museum’s CCTV shows moment visitor broke artwork by sitting on it
A crystal-covered chair inspired by one of Vincent Van Gogh’s most famous paintings was seriously damaged when a tourist sat on it while posing for a photograph, according to the Italian museum where ...