Tag Archives: Vincent van Gogh
Tolerance in the Netherlands? Posted by Karoly Molina on Oct 29, 2014
Since I moved to the Netherlands, I have been reading and researching about the country. I am impressed by the stories of surviving the hunger winter during World War II, of the stories from immigrants from very different parts of the world that come to the Netherlands to work hard, of the general feel of…
Who was Van Gogh? Posted by noortje on May 3, 2010
One of the Dutch worldwide famous painters is Vincent van Gogh. Everyone has heard of him and the most people will recognize at least some if his paintings. In 1973, even his own museum was opened. But what exactly is the history behind this great man? Vincent Willem van Gogh was born in Zundert, on…