My Shiny Vincent Van Gogh Padlet by Hülya Eda https://padlet.com/heda18/5wisyqds0lgjfy2 en-us 2022-11-22 08:20:16 UTC 2026-01-05 12:14:36 UTC hello@padlet.com Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch painter. He was born in Zundert, Netherlands in 1853. heda18 https://padlet.com/heda18/5wisyqds0lgjfy2/wish/2393794516 2022-11-22 08:22:27 UTC https://padlet.com/heda18/5wisyqds0lgjfy2/wish/2393794516 Growing up, van Gogh was very poor. In fact, he had to leave school to find work when he was only 15. heda18 https://padlet.com/heda18/5wisyqds0lgjfy2/wish/2393795130 2022-11-22 08:22:45 UTC https://padlet.com/heda18/5wisyqds0lgjfy2/wish/2393795130 His job was selling art from a London gallery. He didn’t start making his own paintings until 1880. heda18 https://padlet.com/heda18/5wisyqds0lgjfy2/wish/2393795838 2022-11-22 08:23:18 UTC https://padlet.com/heda18/5wisyqds0lgjfy2/wish/2393795838 Van Gogh painted often through the last decade of his life, but his struggles with mental illness made it difficult for him to work. heda18 https://padlet.com/heda18/5wisyqds0lgjfy2/wish/2393796367 2022-11-22 08:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/heda18/5wisyqds0lgjfy2/wish/2393796367 In 1888, he cut off his own ear. A few months later, he decided to move into a psychiatric hospital so that he could recover. heda18 https://padlet.com/heda18/5wisyqds0lgjfy2/wish/2393796705 2022-11-22 08:24:06 UTC https://padlet.com/heda18/5wisyqds0lgjfy2/wish/2393796705 While living there, he made the iconic painting The Starry Night. Van Gogh’s work is very well-known today, but almost nobody knew his name when he was alive. heda18 https://padlet.com/heda18/5wisyqds0lgjfy2/wish/2393797100 2022-11-22 08:24:30 UTC https://padlet.com/heda18/5wisyqds0lgjfy2/wish/2393797100 His paintings only became famous after his death in 1890. heda18 https://padlet.com/heda18/5wisyqds0lgjfy2/wish/2393798704 2022-11-22 08:25:57 UTC https://padlet.com/heda18/5wisyqds0lgjfy2/wish/2393798704