“The life of an artist is a gamble, what a gamble, it's all or nothing. » As for the post-Impressionist and Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh, nothing is what he received. Of the nine hundred paintings produced in ten years, only one was sold. Van Gogh was often ridiculed by other artists for his work and he had very few friends. One of his closest friends was his younger brother Theodorus “Theo” van Gogh. Vincent often wrote to Theo, and on several occasions he wrote about the difficulties of life, including the way he was treated. In a private letter he wrote: “I wish they would take me as I am. » Van Gogh suffered from temporal lobe epilepsy and mental illness, most commonly thought of as manic depression. According to the artist, “I put my heart and soul into my work, and I lost my mind in the process.” Vincent van Gogh experienced multiple bipolar depressions shortly before his death on July 29, 1890. Some of his biographers claim that it was a child with a "faulty gun" who fired the shots, killing the artist twice. . a few days later, but due to his mental state, Vincent's death is commonly considered a suicide. On December 23, 1888, Vincent suffered a psychotic breakdown, cutting off part of her left ear and presenting her to a prostitute at his favorite establishment. brothel. He was found later that day by police in a pool of his own blood. Authorities then took him to a hospital in Arles, France, where he was admitted to the asylum. Starry Night was painted during his stay in the asylum and is his adaptation of the view from the cell window.2 In van Gogh's own words: "For my part, I know nothing with certainty, but the view of the stars makes... ... middle of paper ...... obvious with the evidence given in his work that Vincent van Gogh had a religious origin. Works Cited “Vincent Van Gogh Quotes”. BrainyQuote. Xplore and Web. April 21, 2014. Dewitte, Debra J., Ralph Larmann, and M. Kathryn. Shields. Bridges to art: understanding the visual arts. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2012. Print. “VAN GOGH, Vincent: Sower at the setting sun. » VAN GOGH, Vincent: Sower at the Setting Sun. Np, and Web. April 21, 2014. “ArtWay.eu.” ArtWay.eu. Np, and Web. April 21, 2014.The Yellow House, Film (2007) “Vincent Van Gogh”. Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, April 27, 2014. Web. April 28, 2014. "Vincent Van Gogh to Theo Van Gogh: C. April 15-27, 1882." Vincent Van Gogh to Theo Van Gogh: C. April 15-27, 1882. Np, nd Web. April 28, 2014. “The health of Vincent Van Gogh”. Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, October 4, 2014. Web. April 28. 2014.