In His Brother's Shadow: Theo van Gogh

[@boltmyway7641]

Theo’s wife published the letters that Theo had saved and carried on his work with marketing the paintings. She also deserves to be remembered!

[@bobb7993]

She was Johanna van Gogh and she inherited the collection. Her brother advised her to keep the collection and remain in Paris because if she returned to The Netherlands, her father could take possession as she was under 25 and unable to inherit. In anticipation of getting the collection, her father had them appraised only to be told to sell them for linen and kindling wood. She opened a bed and breakfast in France and hanged the paintings on the walls. For the next few decades she continued to market the paintings, packing them up and sending them to shows. Simply, if it weren't for her, the paintings would have been lost to the value of the materials they were painted on. She deserves to be remembered for honoring the memory of the brothers van Gogh.

[@boltmyway7641]

Thanks! I knew she dedicated the rest of her life to the paintings and the brothers legacy, but I couldn’t recall the details.

[@charlesmichaels6648]

@@bobb7993 Thank you. The Impressionist Movement drew inspiration from Vincent Van Gogh. He rocked the art world with his insight into color, technique, & form, eg eyes of his self portrait project from canvas. Why? Look closely at those eyes.....

[@SafetySpooon]

Yes, it almost seems as though *she* was the one who made him famous!

[@mikeyoung9810]

Vincent VG has always been my favorite artist and I've always had great admiration for his brother Theo who looked out for him. Those struggling with mental issues need this more than anything. And Theo's wife is the real reason Vincent is now a legend. She kept strict control over his paintings through her remaining years and helped make them what they are today. Too all of the people reading this that struggle with mental issues I hope you have someone who looks out for you. As I do.

[@caprichosmorales]

Yes, more attention should be paid to Johanna Van Gogh's tireless efforts to keep Vincent's works together and preserve them until the time that the public could grasp their creative brilliance.

[@charlesmichaels6648]

Paint pigments & solvents were toxic. Painters made their own paint as well.....

[@conniecrawford5231]

Theo was the kind of loving, supportative brother everyone needs and deserves. Bless you Theo and Vincent - brothers forever!

[@paul44ur]

Theo stole the paintings and made vangogh go insane

[@MichaelSHartman]

As a brother this touched deeply.

[@janwarriner6554]

God bless the love Theo had for his brother. EXCELLENT VIDEO. BRAVO!

[@highdesert50]

Your presentation of this piece of art history was a brilliant composition unto itself..

[@THE-HammerMan]

Well said--Bravo!

[@dennis8445]

No one can share history like you can. The best history teacher a person could have.

[@eddingtonmillagillo4112]

This niggas history posts stay popping.

[@edglunz9917]

By far the best understanding of van Gogh I've ever heard... The History Guy Paints a Picture from our past so colorful.

[@rosemcguinn5301]

There is a book entitled "Dear Theo." I recommend it

[@midnightchannel111]

No, the worst.

[@shelbybrown8312]

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[@littlefishy6316]

Yes I find this channel uplifting, informative and fun.

[@PREPFORIT]

Agreed I wish he was my History teacher way back.

[@shawnr771]

@@PREPFORIT He is our history teacher now!

[@midnightchannel111]

Inacurate "knowledge".

[@davidmicheletti6292]

A touching tribute to a brother. We deal with a mentally illness in our family and hope to offer the same compassion to all who suffer

[@Rodneythor]

This is one of the very best videos you’ve produced. I will play it for my wife Laurie who has helped me raise nine children. She has a very painful existence. Stuck waiting for a double knee replacement and can’t take steroids because it would keep the weight on. Also has a frozen shoulder (tendinitis). I dress her and brush her hair like she was my doll. I massage her until she goes to sleep at night, and if she wakes with pain. She will be watching this when she drifts off to sleep tonight. She loves art. She will love the connection to Monet. She’s a nurse and the mental illness will be very meaningful. Theo’s wife was a wonderful and understanding woman who lost the husband she still needed. You’ve captured a lot of love.

[@erictroxell2298]

even if u r not a fan of DR WHO, please check out the episode "vincent". yes, i know its fantasy/sci fi, but its done in SUPERB TASTE and the actor who plays vincent...wow, beyond words how great a job he did in portraying the talented and tortured soul that is vincent von gogh. if you do watch it, you will find its well worth it. as to you mr history guy, yet another wonderful episode!!!!

[@marquee6]

Eric Troxell. That is one of my favorite episodes. And "Don't Blink".

[@sharonmullins1957]

What a heartbreaking love story of 2 brothers. Crying through the entire clip. So many 'other wordly' feelings that cannot be contained.

[@ValensBellator]

If not for a caring brother who was far more dedicated to his wellbeing than the era in which he lived demanded he be we’d not even know who Vincent was... he probably would have been unable to secure the supplies for painting at all. Theo and his widow are the sort of people who are usually forgotten but we owe so much to. We often forget how important the support system of a person can be, and it makes me wonder how many talented people throughout history never reached their potential without one.

[@KCODacey]

I repeatedly tell my children that the whole point of getting out of bed in the morning is to learn something new. Every morning I watch The History Guy. Thank you, Sir, for all that you are doing for us.

[@flamencoprof]

That "Sorrow" drawing I had not seen before and had to look it up because it affected me. In '96 my ex-wife designed a tour of Europe based on seeing particular paintings, wherever they were hung. For van Gogh we even went to places depicted in his art, and the graves shown in this vid. I was, and still am more of a musician than an artist, but having seen on that tour so many of his works, and learning of his brother, I will forever remember my encounters with his works. They are truly more impressive seen "in the flesh" than any reproduction can convey.

[@Zichronot]

He died of a broken heart.

[@CitizenBeep]

He died of the effects of syphilis according to the Van Gogh family

[@Justachap133]

I've read though that severe anxiety and depression can exasperate the effects of syphilis, not sure if this is accurate though ​@@CitizenBeep

[@JohnLeePedimore]

Theodoor "Theo" Van Gogh was the great grandson of Theo Van Gogh and great nephew of Vincent. He was a film maker and he was murdered by a Dutch Muslim in 2004 over a controversial movie he made about Islam.

[@land7776]

I remember about 20 years ago seeing a VanGogh exhibit in Wash., DC. It was near the end of tour, at the end of day. We were lucky to get in. I went through the rooms, a procession roughly by the dates or periods of the paintings. This was a big exhilbit, one of the biggest ever outside Amsterdam. I paused at the portraits especially, and studied the intensity of them. At the end exiting the smaller rooms emptied into the largest room, where one of the last paintings of his life faced me, a large one with the black birds flying away. I felt a release, and felt like weaping, and really, did internally.- and I am not an outwardly emotional man. That was a powerful moment..he did what is the highest purpose any artist could live for.

[@alanwchase7449]

I had the opportunity to visit The Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam, utterly fascinating!Thanks History Guy for telling his story and that of Theo!

[@PieterPatrick]

Let us also remember Theo van Gogh. (23 July 1957 - 2 November 2004) I miss him a lot. The world it not the same without him.

[@johnkelley9877]

Such talent and sorrow. Theo van Gogh was incredible. While this story is sad it also speaks of the love and devotion between two brothers. It is truly a story to be remembered.

[@chiyo1h]

When I was 13yo, I went with my class 2 the LA art museum. A painting of the hospital Vincent had been in was hanging there. It was so beautiful, I touched it. I, of course, was scolded 4 touching it. I couldn't help it. I saw where the end of the paint tube had been pressed into the paint on the canvas. It was part of the texture of the painting. It had been pressed into the paint with another color peeking beneath it. I don't know why I think it's was so beautiful, but 2 me it is. I'm 61, & I still remember it. Vincent speaks 2 my soul like no other artist. No, I don't regret touching the painting. I think Theo & Vincent loved each other very much, as brothers should. ❤❤❤👬

[@shawngilliland243]

THANK YOU, History Guy! Ever since I first learned about the relationship between these two brothers, I have enjoyed Vincent Van Gogh's art even more. I wish that my brother and I had such a brotherly relationship like theirs.

[@OldSchool1947]

You even found some paintings we'd never seen before! EXCELLENT presentation. You are our favorite KZbin presenter.

[@bruceschneider4928]

Theo's great-grandson, also named Theo, was a Dutch film director who died for his art. Sadly, he was assassinated in 2004.

[@charlesmichaels6648]

Details ???

[@emelazuli]

@@charlesmichaels6648 Theo's great-grandson, also named Theo Van Gogh, was a controversial film director, who was murdered on the streets of Amsterdam in 2004 by an Islamic extremist after making a short film critical of Islam.

[@sue08401]

I remember in the 1960's seeing Van Gogh's sunflowers at the Philadelphia museum before he was as famous as he's become and you could literally touch the painting ------- I never understood what all the fuss was about until I actually saw the painting - OMG the colors and the vibrancy and energy in it -- amazing

[@PatrickEtheridge1983]

I really appreciate your videos. I have learned so much that I did not know before watching them. Thank you!

[@higgme1ster]

I was born one hundred years to the day after Vincent van Gogh. Some years ago I was privileged to see Vincent van Gogh's work at the The High Museum of Art on loan from the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Starry Night was more vivid than I ever could have imagined. They played Don McLean's song "Vincent" in the room as we looked at the painting. It was masterfully majestic. I have a print of van Gogh's Almond Blossoms on the wall at the foot of my bed. Thank you for doing this presentation, Mr. Geiger.

[@haroldkerrii6085]

Van Gogh is by far my favorite artist. You very well summarized his life as well as his art. I have felt a particular kinship to Vincent since I learned about him in the late 1980s, about 100 years after his death

[@danwittmayer6539]

Great idea, illuminating the life of Theo for us! You solved a mystery for me of who was Vincent's brother & what was his impact on Art History. I never knew the tragedy of Theo's existence after Vincent's death. I'm pleased to see Vincent's dynamic drawings which may not be as well known as the paintings. I love them. Thank you for this brief window.

[@edwarddeitch8886]

One of the best presentations I've ever heard about anything. A work of genius in itself. Way to go!!

[@jmeyer3rn]

Dearly love Van Gogh, and besides my husband you are a pretty close third. Thank you Mr History Guy. I'll forgive you for not mentioning his time in the coal mines. Loving Theo is what Vincent did all his life, tragically short as it was. So tragic of both of them. Theo paid for much of Vincent's art supplies. He knew his brother had real talent.

[@niranthbanks3595]

“The sadness will last forever” It sure seems that way too often. I hope he found peace instead.

[@cyrilio]

Theo is a saint for what he did for his brother.

[@richardmourdock2719]

Not exactly one of your most cheery or uplifting episodes, but clearly, History that deserves to be remembered.

[@docward7061]

Mr HG,. I've heard from a number of neurologists that Vincent suffered from epilepsy. He had all the symptoms as they've been described to me. Thank you for your videos.

[@charlesmichaels6648]

Doc Ward Not epilepsy.....

[@Player_Review]

Theo also got him to use the brighter colors, which I personally prefer with his yellows and blues.

[@swiley223]

This one hits very close to home. My elder brother took his own life twenty four years ago this October. On a human level I can identify with Theo and except for the painting Vincent was my brother in every way. To see your big brother suffer and struggle and ultimately fail is the hardest thing you can imagine. Theo died because of guilt. As the surviving son he felt, or at least I felt like I had failed my parents and my brother. It makes no sense no matter how you look at it but there it is. You're alive and you see the pain and feel the loss and blame yourself for not making that damn phone call or taking the twenty minutes to bulshit that might have made a difference....but you didn't. You blame yourself for having a wife and a kid of your own when he was so utterly alone. I'm pretty sure I know how Theo felt. Sorry that got a little dark but you did a great job as always and it brought some personal history back for me.

[@idontwantachannel7542]

Thank you for this. The efforts of Theo and Johanna in building Vincent's fame is often overlooked.

[@vespelian5769]

Brothers possessed by a single spirit. I was in Amsterdam two years ago. I saw Vincent's paintings together for the first time. The poetry of a faith. Then, in a small cafe by a windmill in the countryside I had a meal of baked eel and mustard soup, traditional Dutch peasant fare. I felt very close to him.

[@terrygrossmann2295]

Thank you for bringing forth a person who in essence brought forth Vincent’s art.

[@roxismith6122]

Thank you for sharing this information! I have always adored Vincent's work but to get all this information about his family and background is so rich and delicious! Thanks again! You made my day!

[@uprightape100]

Let's hear it for Johanna.......without her all this would be unknown.

[@taun856]

It never ceases to amaze me that anyone would down vote your videos... Excellent work as always!

[@shawngilliland243]

@Taun - One wonders if people who vote thumbs down on a History Guy video have even viewed it.

[@taun856]

@perfect stranger I don't think publishing the on line names of dislikers would be a good idea - not that THG would do such a thing... Over all - It just wouldn't end well... But I do wonder if its possible to change a like/dislike if you did make a mistake (or just changed your mind)... I would try it out - but I like THG too much to take a chance...

[@shawnr771]

@@taun856 Yes you can change your selection. Even after leaving and coming back.

[@tdvcleve]

Vincent van Gogh has been is my favorite artist. You've taught me some very interesting things about him and his brother Theo. This is why you have the best and most informative videos. Thanks again.

[@jmac5951]

Wonderfully told tale of difficult lives. This has a sad quality of familiarity for anyone with mental illness in the family. (How often did I hear the words "he's better now"? Often true, those words, but so briefly.) We can only be grateful that this supremely talented and tortured soul had not only a devoted brother, but a sister-in-law who carried on the mission of making him recognized. Thank you.

[@ThatOldBiddy]

So pleased to see a story about Theo. If it wasn't for his love we would never see that art. People from that time would have thought it just junk. Theo is a true hero. He took care of a mental ill person in a way few others do. Thanks for sharing this.

[@benjaminnorris7370]

this was one of the most touching episodes on forgotten history i have seen yet keep em coming history guy!!! ❤

[@tanksouth]

I had a friend. Smart, handsome and funny, but he too would rage. We were close, like brothers. A tragic end came. I miss you Terry.

[@theallseeingmaster]

I still remember the first time I saw one of his paintings; I was gobsmacked.

[@MoYvStarkey]

I have the three volume set of Vincent Van Gogh's letters to his brother Leo. You do get the hints of Bipolar disorder in the letters. The letters also show his careful studies and observations of other art and artists. He didn't paint from his gut. He was methodical in his approach. In other words, he knew what he was doing. I'm so glad for this video on Leo. His long suffering brother was so important to Vincent's emotional stability. I'm sure you saw how Leo's wife was very careful to preserve Vincent's work and husband's collection of his art. Perhaps you can talk about her in a future episode? Thank you so much for all the work you put into these snippets of history. I love it.

[@garytucker5748]

Your videos are always entertaining and interesting,great video,thank you for sharing Sir.

[@jamiej.tilleyphotographyar5177]

Van Gogh is an enormous inspiration to me, though perhaps it doesn’t show in my work. The letters the brothers exchanged are published and worth a read. Thanks for sharing!

[@christineparis5607]

I have read the letters, and they are so poignant! The younger Theo assumed a caretaker role and he and Johanna cared for him with deep affection, accepting his personality disorders and giving him the uncritical acceptance that his parents did not. After Theo died, Johanna tirelessly hunted down painting after painting and compiled a catalog of his works. There is a story that one of Van Goghs paintings he had given a farmer was being used to repair the side of a chicken coop! I believe she lived until 1925.

[@charlesmichaels6648]

@@christineparis5607 The painting of Van Gogh's psychiatrist (gifted to him by vvg) was used to seal a hole in his chicken coop....

[@christineparis5607]

@@charlesmichaels6648 I did not know that was the particular painting used to repair a chicken coop! Incredible. For some reason, Van Gogh's life moves me more than any other artist, even though there are so many I admire. His work ethic, desperate loneliness, his attempts to make wherever he was a home for himself, his wrenching knowledge that others thought him strange, is so poignant. I read that a man who had been a child in the village when Van Gogh lived there, confessed that he and his friends would follow the artist, taunting him and throwing pebbles. He said that he did not realize what a broken figure he was, and later bitterly regretted his actions. I think everyone who struggles with chronic depression is probably drawn to his work...

[@charlesmichaels6648]

@@christineparis5607 Paint pigments & solvents are toxic. Artists made their own paints in those days as part of their training as artists. When attending classes, his energy triggered fear, envy & insult from the instructor, who screamed "Take class in drawing." VVG left. Try painting his self portrait, & notice the energy required !!! He mastered his craft eg "The Pool Hall" shows aura about the overhead lights, only noticed by people taking digitalis, & Vincent van Gogh.....

[@christineparis5607]

@@charlesmichaels6648 Where I live, there is a museum where a small Van Gogh is on exhibit. Back in the day, you could walk right up to it and look closely. I used to go to the museum on my lunch hour and always visit the Van Gogh. It was of a field with a couple of indistinct figures. The coolest thing was what looked like his thumb print in the paint near the bottom. For some reason, that completely fascinated me. Actually, there were 2 Van Goghs there in the 80s, and once when I went back for a visit, one was missing. I asked what happened to it, and was told that there was never 2 paintings, just the one. The mystery of the missing Van Gogh has bothered me for 30 years. Did someone steal it? Sell it? Was it a fake? Is it hanging in the janitors garage at home? What the hell happened to it? It's going to bug me forever...

[@jeffwilliams6534]

I have been a student of history all my life. You are the history teacher I always wanted and never had.

[@skyindustries]

It's interesting to me that the facts of history you present in your excellent lecture are so amplified by your moving mixture of compassion and understanding in the way you have chosen to both synthesize and recount them. Surely you and Van Gogh - and his brother Theo - are different branches on the same limb of genius. Many thanks Lance.

[@lexlow5101]

Thank you!!!! A subject I am very familiar with. Huge fan of his life. Love you covering it.

[@paulborne6457]

Really enjoyed it, love the obvious empathy for him.

[@jamesjoelholmes4541]

Thank you for this thoughtful presentation of the 'Mad Artist' and his loving brother. I personally think that Vincent was emotionally challenged but ultimately kind and compassionate to those around him. He was passionate and thus got himself into some trouble. I don't think he cut off his own ear-I think Cezanne (by popular bullfighting tradition) did that in a fight they had in their tiny apartment in France-where they were artistic similars, but didn't know how to get along. I also don't think he committed suicide-I think that it was an accidental hommiside by some local neighborhood teenage bullies who had access to a gun. I do, however, believe that Theo was a loving brother and spent Vincent's last days at his side. And, as loving as Theo was, I believe it was his wife who took Vincent into the world and made him famous.

[@alanhelton]

Usually I dote over military videos but this is got to be your best work yet in my opinion.

[@alvvinreynosa9368]

Always love your videos bc the small things we do have a rippling effect on the ones around us not realizing the good or bad we influenced others decisions. And alot of your videos reflects that. Thank you for giving credit where credit is due.

[@kevindouglasjackson]

I've always been of huge fan of history, and in your channel I find I am learning things about subjects I thought I knew a lot about. Thank you I look forward to each of your posts.

[@anncorsaro1895]

Excellent video and I’m so thankful for Theo’s love for his brother. As a former Psych Nurse, it saddens me that there was so little understanding for mental health issues at that time. At least now we have more meds and at least a little understanding.....but then would Vincent have been as creative as he was with our modern meds? Thank you Vincent and thank you Theo. You do such a great job History Guy. Thank you!

[@alexkay2026]

Excellent video and extremely well presented. Thanks History Guy!

[@TheOldTeddy]

I have much admired your work, 'History Deserves 's to be remembered.", and your depth of feeling for the players in the history you recite. You have outdone yourself. There is but one word, outstanding.

[@TheOldTeddy]

MAJOR TAYLOR! :) ie another post

[@JohnLeePedimore]

On June 19th they will be auctioning off a revolver that is believed to be the one that Vincent killed himself with. Estimates are between 40,000-60,000 Euros. The gun was dug up by a farmer in 1965 and is in "relic" condition which means it's a block of rust shaped like a gun.

[@monitor1862]

Thank you for this episode.

[@FalbertForester]

This introduced me to a great many works of V.V.G.'s that I haven't seen, as well as the brother I'd never heard of. Thank you!

[@timmer01]

What a beautiful story, and very well presented! Bravo History Guy!

[@THE-HammerMan]

History Guy, this edition in every way shows the masters mark of brilliance in your craft. Thank you.

[@natchezjcruz]

Thank you for sharing this one

[@verynotreally]

I'd love to see you do something about Johanna. She, even more so than Theo, was responsible for van Gogh's posthumous recognition as a genius. She spent years translating and publishing the brothers' correspondence. She coordinated dozens of exhibitions of Vincent's work. She donated his paintings to museums and important galleries, rather than selling them off. She placed his paintings to be sold by important dealers, so that his work could be purchased by curators and collectors. She spent the rest of her life promoting Vincent and working to have him recognized. Because of her, we know of the deep connection between Vincent and Theo, because of her, Vincent's paintings weren't just auctioned off into obscurity after Theo's death. I think most people are aware of how devoted and important Theo was to Vincent; I think far fewer know it was Vincent's sister-in-law, Jo, who is largely responsible for securing Vincent's reputation and recognition. She deserves to be more than a footnote in Vincent and Theo's story.

[@paulkloppenburg6042]

Your exactly right! Johanna Bonger van Gogh deserves to be more appreciated. Her motto; Faithfulness,Devotion,Love...she lived these principles. There is finally a dedicated biography out, coming this spring of 2020. I lived nearby Zundert [Vincent's birthplace] in the Province of Brabant, I am very familiar of the landscape, and social attitude of the region. I live now in Colorado. There is still a lot of mythology on the man -Vincent-., be he certainly touched an human aspect/nerve that is very relatable, [the passion of honest-direct expression] even in this day and age. Johanna had this passion, she traveled far and wide, to collect Vincent's canvases, drawings, and his belongings....typed out manually ALL the letters, translated them in English, (she taught English earlier in Holland), published them into two books. She was NOT into making money, she had the wisdom, and dignity + sophistication to always respect Vincent and what he stood for. That's WHY there's now an complete museum dedicated to Vincent.

[@em1osmurf]

i knew most of this, but you laid it out so well. well done.

[@The_Captainn]

Thank you for the content! Amazing work as always!

[@ronjones4069]

I have been a fan of and read a fair amount about Van Gogh so I was really glad to watch this excellent episode. Anyone reading this that has an opportunity to see the traveling "Immersive Vag Gogh, Please do so. It literally brought tears to my eyes. Thank you again, History Guy.

[@SCA440]

Thank you for your outstanding series! As a teacher of history myself, I very much enjoy your works!

[@shadowraith1]

Thank you for a brillant back story and some amazing photos of an artist and his brother and family. Starry Nights indeed.

[@jamesbarca7229]

His great-grandson, also named Theo van Gogh, was a filmmaker*. In 2004 he produced a film titled "Submission", criticizing the treatment of women in Islam. In November of that year, he was murdered by an Islamic extremist in revenge. He was 47 years old. *film director, film producer, television director, television producer, television presenter, screenwriter, actor, critic and author.

[@shawnmartin8485]

The sadness will last forever...

[@erictaylor5462]

One of the best Doctor Who episodes was the one with Van Gogh. It was pretty typical of Doctor Who, mostly silly, but the end, when they brought the artist to modern day Paris and had him talk to the museum guy, that was just very special. And the end, where the Doctor explains why bring Van Gogh to modern times and showing that his art would be loved in the future had no effect on the timing of the artist's suicide, it perfectly described how depression works.

[@chachadodds5860]

Having once been a student of Art History, I was already aware of Theo's role, in Vincent's, life and success, but one never fails to find your presentations of history, enlightening, entertaining, & satisfying.

[@hipocampelofantocame]

I read "Lust for Life" when I was in junior high school, and I have never been the same. I used to go to the Mellon Gallery (later, Metropolitan Museum of Art) in DC, just to see the large room of his his pictures only, except for Renoir's Boating Party on the far wall from the door. This was in the fifties.

[@blackstone777]

Van Gogh: proof that there is a fine line between genius and madness.

[@ALSmith-zz4yy]

One example is not proof. Yes there have been people like that but there have also been many who are not. I don't believe Einstein or da Vinci were on the edge of being mad. I think the fine line misconception is nothing more than confirmation bias.

[@Drizella9]

Or that madness is the price that some pay for genius

[@normamoore7024]

This is a wonderful piece! Beautifully done History Guy! I love both artist and brother. Thank you!👏😘

[@edwinleslie1330]

As always so so interesting.

[@bigrobnz]

I love Vincent"s work so much--I had no idea he came from the Brabent area of Holland...the same place my parents came from.....

[@davidbuschhorn6539]

The Dr. Who episode about Van Gogh just broke me. It was beautiful. :)

[@babalon7778]

Theo was an awesome brother, and now I know it! I really appreciate the variety of subjects you cover, I'll never get bored with your channel, thank you!

[@clubd8307]

You bring all these moments of history to life. Never has history been so entertaining. Keep up the great work!

[@JohnDoe-jq5wy]

Superb detail, thank you.

[@chomama1628]

Mental illness can be all consuming to those who suffer from it. Family tries to do all it can but sometimes it is a battle eventually lost. Sad indeed.

[@mramachandran9830]

Your videos are extremely well made. Thank you for posting.

[@mimimitch327]

I really enjoyed this! Best narrative of his life! Thanks!!!

[@Gryffster]

Excellent video. Very professional production standards. Well done.

[@judyklamp3002]

My favorite. Thank you.

[@OffRampTourist]

Thanks for another fine presentation on this worthy subject.

[@blorac9869]

I'm glad you addressed the dutch pronunciation! As always, thank you and yours, very much!

[@MendTheWorld]

This was one of the best ever episodes of THG. Excellent work!

[@CallieMasters5000]

The asylum near Arles is a nice place to visit. He painted so many of his famous works there but none of his art remains in the city today.

[@johnnie2638]

Tragic & enlightening. A startling reminder that genius is often unrecognized in its own time and said geniuses live as part of the din, unsung & in the mean time in silent agony.

[@tybrazeal3223]

Thanks to this video, I just successfully answered final jeopardy. All three contestants on the show missed it. They should be watching more History Guy!