Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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His tragic life, his self-inflicted ear injury, his mysterious seizures, his dramatic and premature death, the impact of his distinctive paintings - according to research, these ingredients have made Vincent van Gogh the most famous painter of all time. At the same time, the Dutchman embodied a mad genius like hardly any other artist. But was Vincent van Gogh really insane?

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