A sort of boutique blockbuster — if such a thing is possible — it is devoted to Vincent van Gogh’s portraits of a single family. I came out of it with a full heart not so much warmed as ...

In the late 1880s, Vincent van Gogh spent two years ... But now, many of them are coming together in a new exhibition. “Van ...

“He has a Socratic head that’s interesting to paint,” Vincent wrote to Theo. Roulin was for Van Gogh like a big brother. In one week, Van Gogh painted five of the Roulin family that he loved ...

Vincent van Gogh, Portrait of Joseph Roulin (1889), detail ... Joseph Roulin, and his family to serve as models. This decision would usher in a key chapter in the artist’s career, now the ...

Vincent van Gogh’s name is synonymous with the tortured ... “Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits,” to prompt visitors to reconsider this legendary artist in a new light.

At the beginning of 1888, Vincent van Gogh, about to turn 35 years old, moved from Paris, where proximity to the Impressionists had expanded his abilities as a painter, to the Provençal town of ...

Vincent van Gogh's "Postman Joseph Roulin" (center) and Frans Hals’ "Merry Drinker" (left) installed in the MFA's exhibit "Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits." (Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts ...

A sort of boutique blockbuster — if such a thing is possible — it is devoted to Vincent van Gogh’s portraits of a single family. I came out of it with a full heart not so much warmed as ...

A current exhibit at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts puts Vincent Van Gogh’s portraits of the Roulin family into important context. The French family made the Dutchman feel like he belonged, and their ...