Vincent van Gogh
The Life of Vincent Willem Van Gogh Vincent Willem Van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853, in Zundert, Netherlands. He was the eldest of six children born to Theodorus and Anna Carbentus. His arrival followed a stillborn brother named Vincent, born exactly one year earlier. The family lived in the Brabant region, where the landscape and the quiet rhythms of rural life left a mark on his early years. His brother Theo was born on 1 May 1857, and their connection would remain a constant through the many letters they exchanged over the years. His life was marked by a search for a place to belong.…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of Vincent van Gogh's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.