Vincent van Gogh Timeline Game
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About This Challenge
Explore the life and works of Vincent van Gogh through this engaging timeline game.
- Learn about key events in van Gogh’s life
- Place events in their correct chronological order
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- March 30, 1853: Vincent van Gogh is born in Groot-Zundert, Netherlands
- 1869: Vincent starts working at the art dealership Goupil & Cie in The Hague
- 1873: Vincent is transferred to Goupil's London branch
- 1875: Vincent is transferred to Goupil's Paris branch
- 1880: Vincent decides to pursue a career as an artist
- 1880: Vincent moves to Brussels and studies at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts
- 1881: Vincent moves to the Netherlands and starts painting in a more naturalistic style
- 1886: Vincent moves to Paris to live with his brother Theo
- 1886-1888: Vincent meets artists like Paul Gauguin and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
- 1888: Vincent moves to Arles, France and begins painting his famous Sunflower series
- December 23, 1888: Vincent's mental health deteriorates and he cuts off his own ear
- May 1889: Vincent voluntarily admits himself to an asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
- 1889: Vincent paints some of his most famous works, including 'The Starry Night'
- May 1890: Vincent leaves the asylum and moves to Auvers-sur-Oise to be closer to Theo
- July 29, 1890: Vincent dies from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the age of 37
- January 25, 1891: Theo van Gogh dies six months after Vincent, leaving behind Vincent's artworks
- Late 19th century: Vincent's paintings gain recognition and popularity posthumously
- 20th century: Vincent's paintings influence future artists like the Fauves and Expressionists
- 21st century: Vincent van Gogh's works become some of the most valuable and sought after in the art world