Art scholars for years have debated whether Van Gogh sliced off his whole ear or just the lobe when he took a razor to himself in Arles, France the night of December 23rd, 1888.
Author Bernadette Murphy, who lives as an expat in Arles, went to a considerable effort to find the answer and her discoveries were featured in a really interesting episode of the PBS series, “Secrets of the Dead,” this week.
Rick Blaine: “Ear’s looking at you, kid.”
Vincent Van Gogh: “Huh?”
“Can you hear me now…” -Dolph Lundgren, Universal Soldier (or words to that effect as he contemplates his “ear necklace”).
What did Mike Tyson say to Vincent Van Gogh?
“You gonna eat that?”
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears!
Pssssssst! Hey buddy… whadya got in the bag?
Ears.
Absinthe you say …. by the quart possibly?
‘Ear! ‘Ear!
In other news, a nationally known politician cut off her nose to spite her face.
As usual I was up early this morning and turned the TV on because the internet wouldn’t work due to the extreme cold outside, it’s about 2 degrees right now. So I turned on PBS at 4 Am and I watched this documentary about Van Gogh’s ear. I found it fascinating that this English lady had the persistence to find out the truth about Van Gogh’s ear that it took her over 7 years of intense research to find out the truth. In my mind I find that there is a definite link between madness and genius. Of course licking the paint brush covered with lead paint probably didn’t help him any. I love Van Gogh’s paintings especially Starry Night and his paintings of sunflowers. And the song Starry, Starry Night by Don McClean is one of my favorite songs.
Ear today, gone tomorrow …
izlamo delenda est …
I Ear ya!
annie Go Trump
All seriousness aside – I’ve been tormented by this question for ‘ears.
izlamo delenda est …