Vincent's life journey through Brabant

Tilburg: In 1866 the former palace of Willem II housed the Higher Civic School where Vincent was taught.

Tilburg: In Tilburg, Vincent found boarding accommodation with the Hannik family.

Helvoirt: Vincent never lived in Helvoirt. He had left his parental home two years earlier.

Breda: In Huize Mertersem lived Vincent's rich godfather, the art dealer Vincent van Gogh.

Etten-Leur: After several jobs, Vincent decided to become an artist and returned to his parental home in Etten.

Theodorus van Gogh (Benschop, February 8, 1822 - Nuenen, March 26, 1885) was a minister in the Dutch Reformed Church in Zundert, Etten-Leur, Helvoirt and Nuenen, among other places.

Etten-Leur: Vincent sought his models close to home.

Etten-Leur: In the summer of 1881 Vincent's niece Kee Vos stayed at the parsonage. Vincent fell passionately in love with her.

Etten-Leur: In Etten, Vincent discovered the pollard willows.

Etten-Leur: Vincent regularly visited D'n IJzeren Pot farm, where Piet Kaufmann lived with his mother and younger sister.

Nuenen: Vincent painted this little church as a gift for his mother.

Nuenen: The Van Gogh family lived here from 1882 to 1885, Vincent from December 1883 to the end of 1885.

Nuenen: Vincent could set up the mangle room behind the rectory as a studio.

Eindhoven: Vincent made regular trips to Eindhoven to buy paint, and he met his painter friends there.

Eindhoven: Vincent gave painting lessons to Antoon Hermans, his residence was built by Pierre Cuypers.

Gerwen: Vincent van Gogh drew the St. Clemens Church in Gerwen in December 1883.

Nuenen: Only one of the many weaver's houses in Nuenen during Van Gogh's lifetime still exists.

Nuenen: This old cemetery was near the old tower, which has since been demolished. The cemetery is still there; Vincent's father is buried here.

Nuenen: Together with the painter Anthon van Rappard, whom Vincent had met in Brussels in 1880, Vincent visited the water mills along De Dommel, including the Collse watermill.

Nuenen: Vincent rented a studio from the Catholic sexton Johannes Schafrat starting in May 1884.

Nuenen: The Begemann family lived right next door to the Van Gogh family, in Nune Ville.

Eindhoven: Willem van de Wakker had lessons as an amateur painter from Vincent.

Het Noordbrabants Museum, 's-Hertogenbosch: thatched and thatched farmhouses in Nuenen and the surrounding area reminded Van Gogh of the Brabant of his youth.

Eindhoven: The paint shop of Jan Baijens (1838-1914) was located at Rechtestraat C265 (now No. 18).

Vincent himself sent and received much mail and paintings.

Nuenen: This windmill was already there in the time of VIncdent, and it can be seen in many of Vincent's works, sometimes through the window, outside.

Het Noordbrabants Museum, 's-Hertogenbosch: figure studies of farmers working in the fields symbolized for Vincent the unity of man with nature.

Nuenen: in the cemetery you can still find the grave of father Theodorus van Gogh. Pa, in Vincent's words.

Nuenen: Next to the mill was the cottage of the De Groot family. He visited them a lot, and painted them, the portraits, hands, and interior of their cottage.

Eindhoven: Gestel's lithography studio was located behind the house on Lange Dijk 8 (now Vestdijk).

Lieshout: During his stay in Nuenen, Vincent regularly went out.

Anna van Gogh-Carbentus, Vincent van Gogh's mother, was instrumental in the development of Vincent's talent. It was from her that Vincent received his first drawing lessons. At home, in Zundert. She taught her children to sing, to do crafts and she encouraged them to read a lot. And to love nature. They often took long walks.