Van Gogh suffered from temporal lobe epilepsy, a chronic neurological condition characterized by recurrent, unprovoked seizures.ĥ. He would later paint flowers, landscapes and himself, mostly because he was too poor to pay the models.Ĥ. When Van Gogh first began painting, he used peasants as models. Van Gogh was 27 years old when he painted his first piece.ģ. He was named after his grandfather and his stillborn brother who died one year before Van Gogh was born.Ģ. Vincent van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853, in Groot-Zundert, Netherlands. 10 facts (and a video) on the prolific genius who died a relatively unknown artist.ġ.
