Neural Archive · Est. 1853 · Transmitted 3097 CE

Vincent
van Gogh

Post-Impressionist Master · Dutch Painter · Cosmic Visionary

"I dream of painting and then I paint my dream. The emotion is so strong that I work without knowing I work." — Vincent to Theo, Letter 675, Arles, 1888
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1,017
Works Archived
18
Gallery Chambers
11
Years of Creation
3097
CE — Year Transmitted

Featured Works

Icons of a Burning Mind

The paintings that defined the man who defined painting.

Starry Night — Van Gogh
The Starry Night Series
The Swirling Cosmos Gallery
 Sunflowers — Van Gogh
The Sunflowers
Language of Flowers Gallery
 Self Portrait — Van Gogh
Self-Portraits
The Mirror & The Soul Gallery

"What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything? I am not an adventurer by choice but by fate, and feeling nowhere so much myself as when painting."

— Vincent van Gogh · Letter to Theo · 3 November 1882

Neural Gallery Chambers

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Eighteen gallery chambers organized by period and theme. Over a thousand works await.

The Hague & Early Netherlands
1879–1883
The Hague & Early Netherlands
Origins of a Master (1879–1883)
125 works
Nuenen — Light from Darkness
1883–1885
Nuenen — Light from Darkness
The Peasant Period (1883–1885)
101 works
Paris — The City of Light
1886–1888
Paris — The City of Light
Impressionist Awakening (1886–1888)
108 works
The Mirror & The Soul
1886–1889
The Mirror & The Soul
Self-Portraits Throughout a Life
36 works
Faces of the Earth
1882–1890
Faces of the Earth
Portraits & Figures
80 works
The Language of Flowers
1884–1888
The Language of Flowers
Still Life & Botanical Works
75 works
Objects of the World
1881–1890
Objects of the World
Still Life — Everyday Objects
82 works
Arles — Blazing South
1888
Arles — Blazing South
The Yellow House Era (1888)
98 works
The Swirling Cosmos
1888–1889
The Swirling Cosmos
Starry Nights & Cypresses
19 works
Saint-Rémy — The Asylum
1889–1890
Saint-Rémy — The Asylum
Art Born from Anguish (1889–1890)
46 works
Trees in Blossom
1888–1890
Trees in Blossom
Orchards, Trees & Seasonal Work
26 works
Fields of Gold & Sorrow
1888–1890
Fields of Gold & Sorrow
Wheat Fields & Open Landscapes
15 works
Auvers-sur-Oise
1890
Auvers-sur-Oise
The Final Chapter (1890)
16 works
Waters of the World
1882–1890
Waters of the World
Seascapes, Rivers & Canals
13 works
The Living Line
1880–1890
The Living Line
Drawings, Sketches & Works on Paper
7 works
The Sacred & The Suffering
1880–1890
The Sacred & The Suffering
Religious & Symbolic Works
6 works
The Whole of a Life
1880–1890
The Whole of a Life
Collected Works & Diverse Subjects
164 works

"For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream."

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