Fill in the Blanks Vincent Van Gogh - Level 5Online version Vocabulary Game by Nao Now Lessons 1 There may be no name in the art world more famous around the world than Vincent Van Gogh . Van Gogh was a prolific painter known both because of his talent and his struggles with mental health . During his life , Van Gogh ? s talent went largely and he was destitute as a result . Only posthumously has Van Gogh gained as one of the most painters of the nineteenth century . Van Gogh is a member of a group of artists known as post - . These artists were not concerned with painting landscapes and portraits that detailed reality exactly as it is . Instead , they used color and texture as a means of expression and were to bend forms and alter colors to create more personal and emotionally stirring artwork . Van Gogh liked to depict scenes of rural life to show the beauty of nature . One of his most famous paintings , Starry Night , is a beautifully expressive and magical depiction of the night sky .
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