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|individual name = Vincent van Gogh
|species      = Human
|alias = Madman
|origin        = [[Zundert]], [[Netherlands]]
|race = [[Human]]
|birth date    = [[30 March]] [[1853]]
|home planet = [[Earth]]
|death date    = [[27 July]] [[1890]]
|home era = [[19th century]]
|father        = Theodorus van Gogh
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|brother      = Theo van Gogh
|actor = [[Tony Curran]]
|first mention = Harry Sullivan's War (novel)
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|actor       = Tony Curran
|clip        = Vincent Van Gogh Visits the Gallery - Doctor Who Series 5 - BBC
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'''Vincent van Gogh''' ([[30th March]] [[1853]] - [[29th July]] [[1890]]) was a famous [[Netherlands|Dutch]] painter of the late [[19th century]]. Though born in Holland, he lived most of his life in [[France]] and is especially associated with Provence. He lived in the [[Paris]]ian neighborhood of [[Montmartre]] for a period of time. Van Gogh suffered from intense mental illness, including bipolar disorder and bouts of anxiety. He died at the age of 37 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Although largely unknown at the time of his death, he went on to be regarded as one of the greatest painters of all time.
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'''Vincent Willem van Gogh''' ([[30 March]] [[1853]]-[[27 July]] [[1890]]) was a famous [[Netherlands|Dutch]] painter of the late [[19th century]] who painted much of his work in [[France]]. Van Gogh suffered from intense mental illness, ([[TV]]: ''[[Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor]]'') including [[anxiety]] and [[depression]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'') Although largely unknown at the time of his death, he went on to be regarded by Dr [[Henry Black]] as one of the greatest painters of all time. ([[TV]]: ''[[Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor]]'') His work was widely considered to have had an influence on [[20th century]] art. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'')


==Biography==
== Biography ==
===Early life===
=== Early life ===
Vincent van Gogh was sent to [[France]] by his brother Theo in order to gain experience from possibly meeting other painters of his time. However, there he eventually ended up alone, and gained a reputation among the locals of Auvers-sur-Oise as a madman and drunkard. He tried to sell his paintings, without success, in order to buy drink.
Vincent van Gogh was born on [[30 March]] [[1853]], in [[Zundert]] in the [[Netherlands]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Lord Letters (novel)|The Time Lord Letters]]'') His father was [[Theodorus van Gogh]] - a church minister. Vincent was named after his [[Vincent van Gogh's grandfather|grandfather]]. In [[1864]], he was sent to a boarding school in [[Zevenbergen]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Vincent van Gogh (short story)|Vincent van Gogh]]'')


===Meeting the Doctor===
=== Becoming an artist ===
[[File:Alien art.jpg|thumb|left|[[Krafayis]] in the church window from van Gogh's original painting. ([[DW]]: ''[[Vincent and the Doctor]]'')]]
After studying art in [[Tilburg]], Vincent gained employment with [[Goupil & Cie]], who sent him to work in [[London]] and [[Paris]]. He was successful, but did not enjoy it and soon left.
Van Gogh encountered [[Eleventh Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]] in 1890, commenting on Amy's beauty before accepting her offer to share a bottle of [[wine]]. However, they were interrupted by several villagers; a young girl had been found dead. When the Doctor, van Gogh and Amy attempted to help the girl, one of the villagers blamed Vincent for the accident and drove him away, throwing rocks. Vincent allowed the Doctor and Amy to stay in his home which was cluttered with paintings he considered worthless, unaware that the Doctor and Amy knew what would become of them in the future. Later, when Amy was attacked by the [[Krafayis]], a seemingly invisible creature, it was revealed to the Doctor and Amy that Vincent could see it, allowing him to save both Amy and the Doctor.


With some persuasion from Amy and the Doctor, Vincent agreed to help them stop the Krafayis from killing anyone else. However, before they left for the church, Vincent had a breakdown, upset because, like everyone else before, both Amy and the Doctor would leave and he would be forgotten and alone. When the Doctor attempted to empathise, he became angry and ordered him out. After calming down, Vincent once again decided to help the Doctor, stating that if Amy Pond could soldier on, so could he. As he walked with the Doctor and Amy he revealed to Amy that he could tell Amy was heartbroken, though she herself could not.
By [[1876]], he had become a supply teacher in rural [[England]]. However, after a year of teaching Vincent decided he wanted to become a [[Vicar|pastor]].


When they reached the church, he began to paint, despite several interruptions from the Doctor he continued, after several hours he spotted the creature in one of the church's windows. As the Doctor leaves to confront the Krafayis, Vincent sees the beast noticing him and follows, allowing the Doctor, Amy and himself to hide. Whilst hiding from the Krafayis, the Doctor works out that it is blind and was scared being all alone on Earth.
In [[1877]], his father sent him to study theology in [[Amsterdam]], but he failed the entrance exam, and went to work as a missionary instead in the Belgian town of [[Petit Wasmes]]. Whilst there, he first began sketching the [[farmer]]s and [[coal miner]]s that he saw every day. Vincent lived in virtual squalor, and first showed the symptoms of [[depression]] which would trouble him for the rest of his life.


When the Krafayis charged for the attack on the group Vincent attempted to ward off the creature but it ended up impaling itself and dying, for which he showed great remorse. He genuinely sympathised with the creature's plight, as both were mistreated by their peers due to their different forms of vision.
Supported by his brother, [[Theo van Gogh]], Vincent went to study under [[Willem Roelofs]] - a Dutch artist, who encouraged him to attend the [[Royal Academy of Art]]. Over the course of his studies, Vincent's personal life grew even more turbulent: a series of disastrous love affairs and the death of his father in [[1885]] drove him even deeper into depression. That same year, Vincent completed his first major work - ''[[The Potato Eaters]]'' - and began to receive attention on the [[Paris]] art scene. In late 1885, he moved to [[Antwerp]] to study colour theory, inspired by the paintings of [[Paul Rubens]].


When the Doctor and Amy prepared to leave, Vincent admitted to the Doctor that without them, his life would take a downwards turn. Before a tearful farewell, the Doctor took Vincent to [[2010]] to the van Gogh Museum Exhibit. At the Doctor's request, Dr. [[Black]] then described him as the greatest artist of all time, a man who turned the sad aspects of life into the most beautiful art the world had ever seen. Black's description of him as not only the greatest artist but also one of the greatest men of all time reduced Vincent to tears. He thanked Dr. Black, who for a moment realised whom he had just met. Once returned to his own time, after he thanked the Doctor and unsuccessfully proposed marriage to Amy, he stated that he had a new found respect for life. ([[DW]]: ''[[Vincent and the Doctor]]'')
Vincent moved to Paris to live with his brother. Whilst there, he socialised with other up-and-coming artists, including [[Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec]], and was exposed to the works of the likes of [[Pierre-August Renoir]], [[Claude Monet]] and [[George Seurat]]. Vincent's heavy drinking and partying strained his relationship with his brother.


===Later life===
In [[1887]], Vincent and Theo were introduced to [[Paul Gauguin]]. Vincent and Paul became good friends, often exchanging ideas and painting the same subjects and scenes. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Vincent van Gogh (short story)|Vincent van Gogh]]'')
[[File:The_pandorica_opens-van_gogh.jpg|thumb|right|The Pandorica Opens. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'')]]
Soon afterwards, however, Vincent came under the care of Dr. [[Gachet]] as his fears were realised: his mental health further deteriorated. During his final year of life, he was affected by the transmission of the warning signal of [[Stonehenge]] about the [[Pandorica]] and was plagued with visions of [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] exploding. He painted the subject in ''[[The Pandorica Opens]]'', which was ferried for thousands of years, ending up in [[River Song]]'s possession. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'') Due to the Doctor's intervention, the TARDIS never exploded, and the source of the transmission never came to exist, stopping the visions from ever coming to Vincent in the first place. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Big Bang]]'')


[[File:VincentVanGogh.jpg|thumb|left|Vincent is extremely troubled during his final months. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'')]]
=== Deepening depression ===
After having returned Vincent to his own time, the Doctor and Amy returned to the exhibit in [[2010]]. They discovered that, despite their best efforts, Vincent still killed himself the following year (possibly in part due to his visions of the Pandorica opening). Amy was distraught at having failed to change Vincent's life, but the Doctor assured her that they had made some difference. At the museum, they saw that the ''Sunflowers'' inspired by Amy in [[1890]], had been changed and dedicated "for Amy". ([[DW]]: ''[[Vincent and the Doctor]]'')
By [[February]] [[1888]], having completed over 200 paintings, Vincent was exhausted. He travelled to [[Arles]] in the hope that the warmer climate might improve his health. There, inspired by the bright colours of the countryside, Vincent's paintings became more vibrant. He painted some of his most famous works, including ''[[The Night Café]]'', ''[[The Café Terrace]]'' and various still life paintings of [[sunflower]]s.


==Works==
Paul Gauguin joined him in Arles in [[October]] 1888, but their relationship deteriorated to the point that Vincent threated his friend with a [[razor blade]]. Gauguin left Arles and Vincent for good, while Vincent mutilated one of his [[ear]]s in a delirious, drunken rage. He was hospitalised for a time, then briefly returned home. His neighbours gave him the name 'foux roux' - "the drunken madman" and signed a petition to have him evicted.
* The Doctor was given a sketch of the Krafayis by van Gogh to identify the creature. It is presumably still in his TARDIS.
 
* [[Craig Owens]] had a postcard for the van Gogh exhibition at the [[Musée d'Orsay]] on his fridge. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]]'')
Vincent left Arles and was admitted to an [[Asylum (hospital)|asylum]] in [[Saint-Rémy-de-Provence]] where he continued to paint. Upon his release, Vincent went to live in [[Auvers-sur-Oise]] to be nearer to both his brother and [[Gachet|Doctor Gachet]], who had been recommended to him. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Vincent van Gogh (short story)|Vincent van Gogh]]'') He gained a reputation among the locals as a madman and [[Alcohol|drunkard]]. He tried to sell his paintings to buy drinks, but without success. ([[TV]]: ''[[Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor]]'') Vincent couldn't work when he was depressed, which only depressed him even more. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'') Gradually, his depression deepened. ([[TV]]: ''[[Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor]]'')
* [[Peri Brown]] was able to identify unknown works by him. ([[DWM]]: ''[[Changes]]'')
 
* [[Harry Sullivan]] attended an exhibition of van Gogh's work and met a young woman named Samantha there. Sullivan was later linked to the [[van Gogh Appreciation Society]] (a front for the [[European Anarchist Revolution]]) and its leader, [[Zbigniew Brodsky]]. ([[TC]]: ''[[Harry Sullivan's War]]'')
=== Meeting the Doctor ===
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[[File:TheChurchAtAuversCloseUp.jpg|thumb|left|[[Krafayis]] in the church window from van Gogh's original painting. ([[TV]]: ''[[Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor]]'')]]
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Van Gogh met the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]] in [[1890]]. He commented on Amy's beauty and accepted her offer to share a bottle of [[wine]], but they were interrupted when [[Young girl (Vincent and the Doctor)|a young girl]] was found dead. When the Doctor, van Gogh and Amy arrived on the scene, [[Mother (Vincent and the Doctor)|the girl's mother]] blamed Vincent for her death and drove him away by throwing [[stone]]s. After this incident, Vincent allowed the Doctor and Amy to stay in his home, where Amy was attacked by the [[Krafayis]], a seemingly invisible creature. However, Vincent was able to see the creature, and frightened it off.
 
With some persuasion from Amy and the Doctor, Vincent agreed to help them stop the Krafayis from killing again, and, after a short relapse into his depression, gathered his art supplies so that he could paint the church where the Doctor knew the Krayfis would be, having seen it in one of Vincent's future paintings. The Krafayis did indeed show up at the church, and during a scuffle, Vincent accidentally impaled it with his easel, killing the creature.
 
When Vincent admitted that without them, his life would take a downwards turn, the Doctor and Amy took him to [[2010]] to a van Gogh exhibit. Vincent overheard Dr [[Henry Black]] praise him as not only the greatest artist, but also one of the greatest men of all time, and was reduced to tears. He thanked Dr Black, who for a moment suspected whom he had just met. After returning to his own time, Vincent thanked the Doctor and unsuccessfully proposed marriage to Amy. He said that he had a new found respect for life. ([[TV]]: ''[[Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor]]'')
 
=== Final months ===
[[File:VincentVanGogh.jpg|thumb|left|Vincent is extremely troubled during his final months. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'')]]
Soon afterwards, however, Vincent was affected by the transmission of the warning signal of [[Stonehenge]] about the [[Pandorica]] and was plagued with visions of [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] exploding, which he painted in ''[[The Pandorica Opens]]''. His mental health deteriorated, despite the care of Dr [[Gachet]]. In his grief, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'') Vincent dedicated ''[[Vase with Twelve Sunflowers]]'' to Amy. ([[TV]]: ''[[Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor]]'')
 
On [[27 July]] [[1890]], aged just 37, Vincent shot himself. He died of his injuries two days later. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Vincent van Gogh (short story)|Vincent van Gogh]]'') The final months of his life were described by Dr Black as "probably the most astonishing artistic outpouring in history". ([[TV]]: ''[[Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor]]'')
 
=== Undated events ===
At some point, Vincent van Gogh painted a portrait of the [[Sixth Doctor]] and gave it to him. [[Peri Brown]] found it in a [[TARDIS]] storeroom. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Changes (comic story)|Changes]]'')
 
=== Legacy ===
Dr Black considered Vincent van Gogh the greatest artist of all time, and though worthless in his lifetime, Vincent's works were priceless valuables some time following his death. ([[TV]]: ''[[Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor]]'') In [[1987]], his painting ''[[Still Life: Vase With Fifteen Sunflowers]]'' sold at auction for almost $40,000,000. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Vincent van Gogh (short story)|Vincent van Gogh]]'') [[Vincent van Gogh: The Great Innovator]] was a gallery devoted to him at the [[Musée d'Orsay]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor]]'') which ran between [[17 March]] and [[29 August]] [[2010]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]]'')
 
[[Harry Sullivan]] attended another exhibition of van Gogh's work, and met a young woman named Samantha there. Sullivan was later linked to the [[van Gogh Appreciation Society]] (a front for the [[European Anarchist Revolution]]) and its leader, [[Zbigniew Brodsky]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Harry Sullivan's War (novel)|Harry Sullivan's War]]'')
 
Some of Vincent's works were displayed in the [[Paloma Centre]], one of the largest collections of art in the [[universe]], which spanned an entire continent. At some point after the [[32nd century]], the [[Eleventh Doctor]] came to the Paloma Centre in search of ''[[The Pandorica Opens]]'', afterwards finding that it wasn't there but in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his own TARDIS]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The War of Art (WEB short story)|The War of Art]]'')
 
[[James Miller]] had a reproduction van Gogh on his office wall. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'')
 
[[Josiah W. Dogbolter]] had a van Gogh in his art collection. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Maltese Penguin (audio story)|The Maltese Penguin]]'') On his travels, [[the Monk]], a [[renegade Time Lord|renegade]] [[Time Lord]], acquired two paintings by van Gogh which had been lost to history. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Resurrection of Mars (audio story)|The Resurrection of Mars]]'')
 
[[Peri Brown]] was able to identify his style. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Changes (comic story)|Changes]]'') [[Amy Pond]] saw one of her favourites when meeting him. ([[TV]]: ''[[Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor]]'')
 
== Alternate timelines ==
In [[River Song's World|a timeline]] where [[River Song]] caused time to collapse when she refused to kill the [[Eleventh Doctor]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'') van Gogh was available on social-networking sites. River Song was a fan of his. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Just a Minute... (short story)|Just a Minute...]]'')
 
== Works ==
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[[File:Van Gogh self portrait.jpg|thumb|right|Van Gogh's self portrait. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Gallery (comic story)|Gallery]]'')]]
Van Gogh painted a [[Self-portrait (Gallery)|portrait of himself]]. In [[1909]], it was kept in the [[Galerie d'Art de Parisiennes]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Gallery (comic story)|Gallery]]'') In another one of van Gogh's self-portraits, Vincent had a [[bandage]] on one of his [[ear]]s. [[Ace]] once found another version of this same painting in [[the TARDIS]], but with the bandage on the other ear. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Echo (short story)|Echo]]'')
 
The [[Fourth Doctor]] owned at least two paintings by van Gogh, which he kept in the TARDIS: ''[[Starry Night]]'' and ''[[Poppy Flowers]]''. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Abandoned (audio story)|The Abandoned]]'')
 
At some point, Vincent met the Doctor and painted a portrait of him. As the [[Sixth Doctor]] had the painting in his possession, the painting could not have depicted any incarnation past his sixth. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Changes (comic story)|Changes]]'')
 
== Name pronunciation ==
The [[American]] [[Peri Brown]] pronounced Gogh the same as as "Go". The [[Sixth Doctor]] insisted it rhymed with "[[Loch]]". ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Changes (comic story)|Changes]]'') The [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Amy Pond]], and [[Henry Black]] pronounced his name as "Goff". ([[TV]]: ''[[Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
* In the story of ''[[Legacy (video game)|Doctor Who: Legacy]]'', the [[Seventh Doctor]], stressing the importance of preventing the [[Sontaran]]s' interference in the [[timeline]], cites Vincent van Gogh as an example of an important person in [[human]] [[history]] whose existence is endangered.
 
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Vincent van Gogh

Vincent Willem van Gogh (30 March 1853-27 July 1890) was a famous Dutch painter of the late 19th century who painted much of his work in France. Van Gogh suffered from intense mental illness, (TV: Vincent and the Doctor) including anxiety and depression. (PROSE: A History of Humankind) Although largely unknown at the time of his death, he went on to be regarded by Dr Henry Black as one of the greatest painters of all time. (TV: Vincent and the Doctor) His work was widely considered to have had an influence on 20th century art. (PROSE: A History of Humankind)

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Early life[[edit] | [edit source]]

Vincent van Gogh was born on 30 March 1853, in Zundert in the Netherlands. (PROSE: The Time Lord Letters) His father was Theodorus van Gogh - a church minister. Vincent was named after his grandfather. In 1864, he was sent to a boarding school in Zevenbergen. (PROSE: Vincent van Gogh)

Becoming an artist[[edit] | [edit source]]

After studying art in Tilburg, Vincent gained employment with Goupil & Cie, who sent him to work in London and Paris. He was successful, but did not enjoy it and soon left.

By 1876, he had become a supply teacher in rural England. However, after a year of teaching Vincent decided he wanted to become a pastor.

In 1877, his father sent him to study theology in Amsterdam, but he failed the entrance exam, and went to work as a missionary instead in the Belgian town of Petit Wasmes. Whilst there, he first began sketching the farmers and coal miners that he saw every day. Vincent lived in virtual squalor, and first showed the symptoms of depression which would trouble him for the rest of his life.

Supported by his brother, Theo van Gogh, Vincent went to study under Willem Roelofs - a Dutch artist, who encouraged him to attend the Royal Academy of Art. Over the course of his studies, Vincent's personal life grew even more turbulent: a series of disastrous love affairs and the death of his father in 1885 drove him even deeper into depression. That same year, Vincent completed his first major work - The Potato Eaters - and began to receive attention on the Paris art scene. In late 1885, he moved to Antwerp to study colour theory, inspired by the paintings of Paul Rubens.

Vincent moved to Paris to live with his brother. Whilst there, he socialised with other up-and-coming artists, including Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and was exposed to the works of the likes of Pierre-August Renoir, Claude Monet and George Seurat. Vincent's heavy drinking and partying strained his relationship with his brother.

In 1887, Vincent and Theo were introduced to Paul Gauguin. Vincent and Paul became good friends, often exchanging ideas and painting the same subjects and scenes. (PROSE: Vincent van Gogh)

Deepening depression[[edit] | [edit source]]

By February 1888, having completed over 200 paintings, Vincent was exhausted. He travelled to Arles in the hope that the warmer climate might improve his health. There, inspired by the bright colours of the countryside, Vincent's paintings became more vibrant. He painted some of his most famous works, including The Night Café, The Café Terrace and various still life paintings of sunflowers.

Paul Gauguin joined him in Arles in October 1888, but their relationship deteriorated to the point that Vincent threated his friend with a razor blade. Gauguin left Arles and Vincent for good, while Vincent mutilated one of his ears in a delirious, drunken rage. He was hospitalised for a time, then briefly returned home. His neighbours gave him the name 'foux roux' - "the drunken madman" and signed a petition to have him evicted.

Vincent left Arles and was admitted to an asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence where he continued to paint. Upon his release, Vincent went to live in Auvers-sur-Oise to be nearer to both his brother and Doctor Gachet, who had been recommended to him. (PROSE: Vincent van Gogh) He gained a reputation among the locals as a madman and drunkard. He tried to sell his paintings to buy drinks, but without success. (TV: Vincent and the Doctor) Vincent couldn't work when he was depressed, which only depressed him even more. (PROSE: A History of Humankind) Gradually, his depression deepened. (TV: Vincent and the Doctor)

Meeting the Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

Krafayis in the church window from van Gogh's original painting. (TV: Vincent and the Doctor)

Van Gogh met the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond in 1890. He commented on Amy's beauty and accepted her offer to share a bottle of wine, but they were interrupted when a young girl was found dead. When the Doctor, van Gogh and Amy arrived on the scene, the girl's mother blamed Vincent for her death and drove him away by throwing stones. After this incident, Vincent allowed the Doctor and Amy to stay in his home, where Amy was attacked by the Krafayis, a seemingly invisible creature. However, Vincent was able to see the creature, and frightened it off.

With some persuasion from Amy and the Doctor, Vincent agreed to help them stop the Krafayis from killing again, and, after a short relapse into his depression, gathered his art supplies so that he could paint the church where the Doctor knew the Krayfis would be, having seen it in one of Vincent's future paintings. The Krafayis did indeed show up at the church, and during a scuffle, Vincent accidentally impaled it with his easel, killing the creature.

When Vincent admitted that without them, his life would take a downwards turn, the Doctor and Amy took him to 2010 to a van Gogh exhibit. Vincent overheard Dr Henry Black praise him as not only the greatest artist, but also one of the greatest men of all time, and was reduced to tears. He thanked Dr Black, who for a moment suspected whom he had just met. After returning to his own time, Vincent thanked the Doctor and unsuccessfully proposed marriage to Amy. He said that he had a new found respect for life. (TV: Vincent and the Doctor)

Final months[[edit] | [edit source]]

Vincent is extremely troubled during his final months. (TV: The Pandorica Opens)

Soon afterwards, however, Vincent was affected by the transmission of the warning signal of Stonehenge about the Pandorica and was plagued with visions of the Doctor's TARDIS exploding, which he painted in The Pandorica Opens. His mental health deteriorated, despite the care of Dr Gachet. In his grief, (TV: The Pandorica Opens) Vincent dedicated Vase with Twelve Sunflowers to Amy. (TV: Vincent and the Doctor)

On 27 July 1890, aged just 37, Vincent shot himself. He died of his injuries two days later. (PROSE: Vincent van Gogh) The final months of his life were described by Dr Black as "probably the most astonishing artistic outpouring in history". (TV: Vincent and the Doctor)

Undated events[[edit] | [edit source]]

At some point, Vincent van Gogh painted a portrait of the Sixth Doctor and gave it to him. Peri Brown found it in a TARDIS storeroom. (COMIC: Changes)

Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]

Dr Black considered Vincent van Gogh the greatest artist of all time, and though worthless in his lifetime, Vincent's works were priceless valuables some time following his death. (TV: Vincent and the Doctor) In 1987, his painting Still Life: Vase With Fifteen Sunflowers sold at auction for almost $40,000,000. (PROSE: Vincent van Gogh) Vincent van Gogh: The Great Innovator was a gallery devoted to him at the Musée d'Orsay, (TV: Vincent and the Doctor) which ran between 17 March and 29 August 2010. (TV: The Lodger)

Harry Sullivan attended another exhibition of van Gogh's work, and met a young woman named Samantha there. Sullivan was later linked to the van Gogh Appreciation Society (a front for the European Anarchist Revolution) and its leader, Zbigniew Brodsky. (PROSE: Harry Sullivan's War)

Some of Vincent's works were displayed in the Paloma Centre, one of the largest collections of art in the universe, which spanned an entire continent. At some point after the 32nd century, the Eleventh Doctor came to the Paloma Centre in search of The Pandorica Opens, afterwards finding that it wasn't there but in his own TARDIS. (PROSE: The War of Art)

James Miller had a reproduction van Gogh on his office wall. (PROSE: Love and War)

Josiah W. Dogbolter had a van Gogh in his art collection. (AUDIO: The Maltese Penguin) On his travels, the Monk, a renegade Time Lord, acquired two paintings by van Gogh which had been lost to history. (AUDIO: The Resurrection of Mars)

Peri Brown was able to identify his style. (COMIC: Changes) Amy Pond saw one of her favourites when meeting him. (TV: Vincent and the Doctor)

Alternate timelines[[edit] | [edit source]]

In a timeline where River Song caused time to collapse when she refused to kill the Eleventh Doctor, (TV: The Wedding of River Song) van Gogh was available on social-networking sites. River Song was a fan of his. (PROSE: Just a Minute...)

Works[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Many works by van Gogh are named and/or at least shown in Vincent and the Doctor.

Van Gogh's self portrait. (COMIC: Gallery)

Van Gogh painted a portrait of himself. In 1909, it was kept in the Galerie d'Art de Parisiennes. (COMIC: Gallery) In another one of van Gogh's self-portraits, Vincent had a bandage on one of his ears. Ace once found another version of this same painting in the TARDIS, but with the bandage on the other ear. (PROSE: Echo)

The Fourth Doctor owned at least two paintings by van Gogh, which he kept in the TARDIS: Starry Night and Poppy Flowers. (AUDIO: The Abandoned)

At some point, Vincent met the Doctor and painted a portrait of him. As the Sixth Doctor had the painting in his possession, the painting could not have depicted any incarnation past his sixth. (COMIC: Changes)

Name pronunciation[[edit] | [edit source]]

The American Peri Brown pronounced Gogh the same as as "Go". The Sixth Doctor insisted it rhymed with "Loch". (COMIC: Changes) The Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond, and Henry Black pronounced his name as "Goff". (TV: Vincent and the Doctor)

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Vincent van Gogh
Works
Paintings
Relatives
Theodorus van Gogh (father) • Theo van Gogh (brother) • Vincent van Gogh (grandfather)
Life
Residences
Education
Workplaces
Legacy
Exhibitions
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