Van Gogh’s Ear: The True Story is out now. The exhibition runs at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam from July 15 to September 25. “Van Gogh was somebody who was very touched by people in difficulty. The Dr Rey letter will be seen in public for the first time at the exhibition, entitled On The Verge of Insanity. A letter from Van Gogh’s doctor, Felix Rey, reveals that the painter did not cut just a section of his ear off, after all, but severed it entirely.

Source: National Post July 13, 2016 13:07 UTC