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Vincent van Gogh’s Uncle Cent

February 18, 2015March 18, 2015tni_adm2 Comments on Vincent van Gogh’s Uncle Cent3817 views

The artist Vincent van Gogh had an older brother with the same name, who died at birth one year before Vincent was born. He was Vincent’s namesake. However, they were both named after their father’s brother, Vincent (Cent) van Gogh. For an unknown reason, Cent and his wife, Cornelia, were unable to have children which made…

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Vincent van Gogh’s Siblings

October 23, 2014May 9, 2016tni_adm6 Comments on Vincent van Gogh’s Siblings38531 views

Vincent Willem van Gogh was the oldest of six children of Theodorus and Anna van Gogh.  He was born one year after his parents suffered the loss of stillborn, Vincent Willem, who would have been Vincent’s older brother but instead became his namesake.  He had five siblings, two brothers and three sisters: Theodorus, Cornelius, Anna,…

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Another New Member of the Van Gogh Family

March 4, 2014March 7, 2014Jennifer Couch2 Comments on Another New Member of the Van Gogh Family2853 views

On April 18, 1889, Theo van Gogh married Johanna Gezina Bonger in the Amsterdam town hall and just a few short months later on July 5, 1889, Jo Van Gogh wrote to Vincent saying, “I am now going to tell you a great piece of news, on which we have concentrated a good deal of…

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