Van Gogh: Symbols and Reality A Lecture by Wouter van der Veen Nothing in Vincent van Gogh's paintings is accidental. Behind every landscape, every figure and every detail lies a rich world of ideas, references and emotions. Sowers, ploughmen, sunsets and stars are never merely subjects: they become vehicles for reflections on life, time, hope [...]

The meeting between Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin in Arles is one of the most intense episodes in the history of modern art. Between admiration, tensions and ruptures, their cohabitation has profoundly marked their respective practices. This course looks back at this artistic and human dialogue, highlighting the cross-influences, the aesthetic differences and the [...]