‘Always continue walking a lot and loving nature, for that’s the real way to learn to understand art better and better. Painters understand nature and love it, and teach us to see’, wrote Vincent to his brother Theo https://t.co/ES0XMo7zDE

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Portrait of Vincent van Gogh, the Artist s Grandfather, 1881

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and were contemporary nineteenth century painters who lived in rural areas. Both artists worked in Provence with Vincent in Arles and Paul in Aix. They found the humble habits of the inhabitants noble and portrayed them with great admiration and deep affection.

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Rembrandt created high-drama with a raging sea and terrified disciples. did it with a flaming cypress tree crowned by heavenly hosts and a sapphire sky. Both of these Dutch masters evoked a sacred reality ever-present in the universe and made tangible in their paintings.

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