Vincent van Gogh, the brilliant Dutch artist behind iconic works like The Starry Night and Irises, is depicted in his famous self-portrait with a bandaged ear. The twist? Van Gogh actually severed his left ear, not the right! This arises because Van Gogh used a mirror to paint himself, leading to this mix-up.
The incident of cutting off his ear, while seemingly extreme, was a reflection of his mental anguish during that period. Van Gogh’s life and art are as layered and complex as his paintings.
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By Sain Hafiza day ago in Art
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So interesting
Brilliant.