The hospital in Arles where Vincent van Gogh stayed after he cut off his ear (photograph by the author for Hyperallergic) Vincent van Gogh had big dreams for his stay in the town of Arles, for the ...

Vincent van Gogh, the brilliant but troubled Dutch impressionist painter, severed his left ear after a "blazing row" with fellow artist Paul Gaugin in Arles, France, on this day in history, Dec. 23, ...

If anyone's an expert on beauty, it's the famous painter of "Starry Night," Vincent Van Gogh, so when he shares wisdom on the ...

Vincent van Gogh, the creator of "The Starry Night" and the "Sunflowers" series, cut off his own ear in the 1880s. The Dutch artist, originally from the Netherlands, produced roughly 900 paintings and ...

Vincent Willem van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853, in the Netherlands, to a middle-class family. As a child, he displayed an early interest in art, but his journey as a painter truly began later in ...

Using cells from a relative of the famous tortured artist, plus a 3D printer, the ear lost by the artist can "hear" once again. Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011. Eric and his family ...

Ancient Egyptians believed that mummifying a king’s body ensured his ascent among the gods. The preserved corpse — called the Ach (Egyptian for “shining” or “spirit”) — entered a sarcophagus ...

A descendent of Vincent van Gogh redefined "lending an ear" when he donated his DNA to help an artist create a living replica of the Dutch painter's famously severed feature. The 3D-printed ear, ...