Vincent's life journey in Brabant

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 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 Van Gogh s time still exists.

Nuenen: This old cemetery was located 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 straw-covered farmhouses in Nuenen and its surroundings 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 out a lot of mail and paintings, and also received a lot of mail, through the letter carrier.

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

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

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

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 (today Vestdijk).

Anna van Gogh-Carbentus, Vincent van Gogh's mother, stood at the basis of 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.