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My rookie era: I wasn’t immediately good at oil painting, but it taught me to find pleasure in struggle

One week I spent three miserable hours trying to paint a satin ribbon, and went home in a filthy mood

The Guardian - AU · Feb 23

Why the mad artistic genius trope doesn’t stand up to scientific scrutiny

Vincent van Gogh sliced off his ear with a knife during a psychotic episode. Ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky developed schizophrenia and spent the last 30 years of his life in hospital. Virginia Woolf lived with bipolar disorder, eventually taking her own life as she felt another deep depression beginning.

The Conversation · Jan 12

Barbra Streisand Says You Should 'Never Sell Art You Love' – These Are The Stunning Works She Has Used to Decorate Her Home Over The Years

From Van Gogh to Klimt, Barbra Streisand has bought and sold an impressive art collection throughout her career – here is the story of some of her pieces

Homes & Gardens · Dec 27, 2025

Jewish heirs sue Met Museum and Greek foundation over Nazi-looted Van Gogh painting

A Jewish couple was forced to leave Vincent van Gogh’s 1889 'Olive Picking' behind when they fled Nazi Germany. The pair's heirs are now fighting for the painting's ownership.

Euronews · Oct 31, 2025

Met museum sued by family over allegedly Nazi-looted Van Gogh painting

New York museum under fire from heirs of Jewish couple allegedly forced to surrender artwork upon fleeing to US

The Guardian - US · Oct 29, 2025

Van Gogh and the Roulins: a family reunion of the artist’s greatest portraits

The Van Gogh Museum’s new exhibition, Van Gogh and the Roulins – Together Again at Last, celebrates an important family reunion. It brings together 14 portraits of the wife and three children of the postman Joseph Roulin – Vincent van Gogh’s closest friend and supporter while he was based in…

The Conversation · Oct 16, 2025

21 Timeless Paintings And The Fascinating Stories That Made Them Legendary

This collection of 21 famous paintings and the stories behind them brings you closer to the artists and the moments that shaped their craft.

Bored Panda · Oct 9, 2025

Culture Digest: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

A new Paul Thomas Anderson movie, healing from heartbreak with Welsh musician Cate Le Bon, and a meeting of medieval aesthetics and contemporary gothic. Here's what's happening this week.

Euronews · Sep 22, 2025

Nano Banana just broke the internet with these viral trends — I tried these 5 prompts and I'm blown away

Google’s Nano Banana has already fueled 200 million AI images in Gemini; Here's how the viral trends work and the exact prompts you can try yourself.

Tom’s Guide · Sep 9, 2025

Van Gogh Museum warns of closure unless Dutch state meets €2.5m funding shortfall

The museum is requesting the government provide an extra €2.5 million annually to cover essential upgrades and sustainability measures - stressing that this isn’t just financial support, but a contractual obligation.

Euronews · Aug 28, 2025