Read about Vincent Van Gogh and answer the questions below.
- First, read about his Early Life:
- When was he born? Where?
- What did his father do?
- How many brothers and sisters did he have?
- According to the article, what kind of child was Vincent?
- What did he say later about his childhood?
- Now read the next part (between 1869 and 1878) and put the events in the correct sequence:
( ) He went to live with his uncle in Amsterdam.
( ) Vincent's father and uncle sent him to Paris.
( ) He worked as a teacher in London.
( ) He fell in love with Eugénie Loyer.
( ) He studied in Brussels, but failed his exams.
( ) He worked with art dealer Goupil & Cie.
( ) He worked in a bookshop in Dordrecht.
( ) He was transferred to London.
- The paragraph below summarizes the next part of his biography, but there are 6 mistakes. Can you find and correct them?
In April 1879, Vincent worked as a missionary in France. He lived in a big house at the back of a baker's house, whose wife used to hear Vincent singing all night. The church dismissed him and he later went back to his parents' house, but he had many problems with his mother. In 1880, he decided to study art seriously, encouraged by his brother Willem, and attended the Royal Academy of Art.
- The next parts of his biography describe his years as a painter. Who or what do the following names refer to?
- The Potato Eaters
- Pointillism
- Arles
- The Yellow House
- Saint-Paul-de-Mausole
- Dr. Paul Gachet
- Daubigny's Garden
- Here are some quotes by Vincent Van Gogh. Match the two sides of each sentence.
1. I dream my painting...
2. I put my heart and my soul into my work,...
3. If you hear a voice within you say "you cannot paint,"...
4. Our greatest glory consists not in never failing,...
5. The more I think about it,...
6. Conscience...
7. What would life be...
8. The only time I feel alive...
( ) ... is a man's compass.
( ) ... and then I paint my dream.
( ) ... is when I'm painting.
( ) ... but in rising every time we fall.
( ) ... then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.
( ) ... and have lost my mind in the process.
( ) ... if we had no courage to attempt anything?
( ) ... the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others.
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ANSWERS:
1. He was born in southern Netherlands, on 30th March 1853.
2. His father was a minister of the Dutch Reformed Church.
3. He had two brothers (Theo and Cor) and three sisters (Elizabeth, Anna and Wil)
4. He was a very quiet and serious child.
5. He said he had a very sad childhood (gloomy, cold and sterile)
- Correct sequence: 7 - 4 - 5 - 3 - 8 - 1 - 6 - 2
- Corrected information:
In January 1879, Vincent worked as a missionary in Belgium. He lived in a small hut at the back of a baker's house, whose wife used to hear Vincent crying all night. The church dismissed him and he later went back to his parents' house, but he had many problems with his father. In 1880, he decided to study art seriously, encouraged by his brother Theo, and attended the Royal Academy of Art.
- Quotes: 6 - 1 - 8 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 7 - 5
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