It
is arguably the best-known story in the history of art: Vincent van
Gogh lops off part of his ear in a moment of insanity and drops it off
at a brothel.
The facts behind how the artist mutilated himself and what happened next can now be told for the first time, according to experts, after crucial medical evidence was discovered.
A letter from Van Gogh’s doctor, Felix Rey, reveals that the painter did not remove just a section of his ear, after all, but severed it entirely.
UK Mail reprints Vincen's doctor note
The facts behind how the artist mutilated himself and what happened next can now be told for the first time, according to experts, after crucial medical evidence was discovered.
A letter from Van Gogh’s doctor, Felix Rey, reveals that the painter did not remove just a section of his ear, after all, but severed it entirely.
UK Mail reprints Vincen's doctor note
Mystery of Van Gogh's ear revealed: Doctor's note shows he severed his ENTIRE lobe – and he sent it to a cleaner, not a prostitute
- New unearthed documents have cleared up one of art's biggest mysteries
- Vincent Van Gogh chopped off almost all of his ear in 1888 after breakdown
- He gave severed body part to a cleaner, Gabrielle, not Rachel the prostitute
- Research by Bernadette Murphy, 58, conducted on a whim after Alres visit
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