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35 Unusual Facts About the Infamous Painter Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh - The Starry Night

22. Mental Illness Ran In The Van Gogh Family

A pencil on watercolor image by Van Gogh known as Worn Out from 1882. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain.

It is pretty common knowledge to people who have read about Vincent van Gogh to notice he struggled with various mental illnesses. Upon further research, historians have found that mental illness was a big piece of the Van Gogh family, and Vincent was far from the only family member to suffer through mental illness. In fact, several of his siblings and both of his parents were known to struggle with their own mental illness. Unfortunately, because Van Gogh was so sensitive, he had more trouble handling his mental illness than other members of his family.

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