Van Gogh Has a Broken Heart

Beyond a mere introduction to great art, Van Gogh Has a Broken Heart is about loving to learn what art has to teach us about the wonder and struggle of being alive.

Did you know that:

• Vincent van Gogh''s attempt to start an artist''s colony with Paul Gauguin lasted only nine weeks, ending in his infamous "ear episode"?
• Pablo Picasso was a prime suspect in the disappearance of the Mona Lisa?
• Artemisia Gentileschi was tortured with thumbscrews to verify her testimony at her own rapist''s trial?
• Norman Rockwell''s critics said his work would never be accepted as "high art"--and he agreed?

These stories--and many more--shaped the work these artists left behind. In their art are lessons common to the human experience about the wonder and struggle of being alive: dreams lost, perspectives changed, and humility derived through suffering.

In Van Gogh Has a Broken Heart, Russ Ramsey digs into these artists'' stories