http://blogs.princeton.edu/writingart4/ Copyright 2006 Mon, 10 Jan 2005 04:57:09 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype//?v=1.03 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Dashing and daring, courageous and caring,* Mike Snyder is a member of Princeton class of 2008. He lives in the town of Milton, a suburb of Boston, and he fanatically roots for the Red Sox and Patriots all year... http://blogs.princeton.edu/writingart4/2005/01/about_the_autho.html http://blogs.princeton.edu/writingart4/2005/01/about_the_autho.html Mon, 10 Jan 2005 04:57:09 -0500 Works Cited: Callow, Phillip. Van Gogh: A Life. London: Allison & Busby, 1990. Cristin, Lilli. Vincent van Gogh: Painter, Printmaker, Collector. Pasadena, California: Norton Simon Museum, 1990. Edwards, Cliff. Van Gogh and God. Chicago: Loyola University Press, 1989. Masheck, Joseph... http://blogs.princeton.edu/writingart4/2005/01/works_cited.html http://blogs.princeton.edu/writingart4/2005/01/works_cited.html Mon, 10 Jan 2005 04:50:02 -0500 "If he had left no pictures and we only possessed his amazing letters, we should still be able to appreciate a moral stature in him which often suggests the character of a saint." -Raymond Cogniat Letter 543: "I have a... http://blogs.princeton.edu/writingart4/2005/01/selected_letter.html http://blogs.princeton.edu/writingart4/2005/01/selected_letter.html Sun, 09 Jan 2005 18:14:01 -0500 An Ugly Scene? Vibrancy is everywhere in van Gogh's work, but it is not always accompanied by a beautiful scene. The Potato Eaters, painted in 1885 and now perhaps the most famous of his earlier works, presents a perfect example.... http://blogs.princeton.edu/writingart4/2005/01/potato_eaters.html http://blogs.princeton.edu/writingart4/2005/01/potato_eaters.html Sun, 09 Jan 2005 16:37:25 -0500 A Vibrant Balance For evidence of the fantastic successes of van Gogh's artwork, we need look no further than Starry Night. Painted in June of 1889, during his stay at the asylum in Saint-Remy, it has become perhaps Vincent's signature... http://blogs.princeton.edu/writingart4/2005/01/starry_night.html http://blogs.princeton.edu/writingart4/2005/01/starry_night.html Sun, 09 Jan 2005 05:04:25 -0500 Best Friends Though Vincent did not make friends particularly well, there was one bright spot. His relationship with his brother Theo, four years his junior, proved to be a source of comfort and support throughout the years, and the friendship... http://blogs.princeton.edu/writingart4/2005/01/a_lasting_relat.html http://blogs.princeton.edu/writingart4/2005/01/a_lasting_relat.html Sun, 09 Jan 2005 05:00:18 -0500 A Factor in Suicide? In order to understand more fully the complex mind of Vincent van Gogh, it is necessary to extend our study to areas beyond his landscapes, and to analyze other areas of his life. Born in the... http://blogs.princeton.edu/writingart4/2005/01/van_gogh_a_life.html http://blogs.princeton.edu/writingart4/2005/01/van_gogh_a_life.html Sun, 09 Jan 2005 04:56:18 -0500 A Tortured Mind: van Gogh's Grapple with Death Conclusion: Back to Wheatfield with Crows So van Gogh killed himself at the age of thirty seven, ending a deeply introspective career as a painter. He borrowed a gun from a friend,... http://blogs.princeton.edu/writingart4/2005/01/conclusion.html http://blogs.princeton.edu/writingart4/2005/01/conclusion.html Tue, 04 Jan 2005 15:11:17 -0500 A Tortured Mind: van Gogh's Grapple with Death Wheatfield Under Clouded Sky After having seen the pieces of van Gogh's idea of the journey through life at work in his individual paintings, we now put them together and examine the... http://blogs.princeton.edu/writingart4/2004/12/wheatfield_unde.html http://blogs.princeton.edu/writingart4/2004/12/wheatfield_unde.html Sun, 05 Dec 2004 23:14:47 -0500 A Tortured Mind: van Gogh's Grapple with Death Road with Cypress and Star Nowhere is this connection to the heavens more evident than in Road with Cypress and Star, another country scene, but one that finally provides the key link... http://blogs.princeton.edu/writingart4/2004/12/page_one.html http://blogs.princeton.edu/writingart4/2004/12/page_one.html Sat, 04 Dec 2004 09:17:11 -0500 A Tortured Mind: van Gogh's Grapple with Death Landscape with Couple Walking and Crescent Moon Along the same lines, if we examine Landscape with Couple Walking and Crescent Moon, a work also painted at the asylum anywhere from October of... http://blogs.princeton.edu/writingart4/2004/12/landscape_with.html http://blogs.princeton.edu/writingart4/2004/12/landscape_with.html Fri, 03 Dec 2004 23:03:44 -0500 A Tortured Mind: van Gogh's Grapple with Death The Reaper Vincent incorporated the issue of hope in his landscapes most clearly in the last few years of his life, during his stays in Saint-Remy and in Auvers. For instance, his... http://blogs.princeton.edu/writingart4/2004/12/the_reaper.html http://blogs.princeton.edu/writingart4/2004/12/the_reaper.html Thu, 02 Dec 2004 23:09:06 -0500 A Tortured Min: van Gogh's Grapple with Death Before discussing how Vincent's landscapes present themes of comfort above all else, let us first look at the basis for these works: his religion. As Cliff Edwards tells us in his Van... http://blogs.princeton.edu/writingart4/2004/12/van_goghs_hope.html http://blogs.princeton.edu/writingart4/2004/12/van_goghs_hope.html Wed, 01 Dec 2004 01:26:01 -0500