Interesting Facts About Vincent Van Gogh
He is not the only Vincent in the van Gogh family His grandfather was also named Vincent. The artist's uncle whom he referred to in his letters as “Uncle Cent” also shares the same name. A year before Vincent was born, his mother gave birth to a stillborn son which they named Vincent Willem van Gogh. His brother Theo would later name his son after the artist. He became a pastor before he was a painter In May 1877, Van Gogh went to...
