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November 4, 2020 05:32 pm GMT
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2020/11/04/van-gogh-likely-suffered-delirium-from-alcohol-withdrawal.html
Van Gogh likely suffered "delirium" from alcohol withdrawal
Dutch master artist Vincent van Gogh's psychological struggles are well documented, from cutting off his own ear to his eventual suicide in 1890. Some historians and psychiatrists have suggested that van Gogh may have been schizophrenic or even exhibited symptoms of gas poisoning from carbon monoxide emitted by the lamps in the room where he painted. — Read the rest
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2020/11/04/van-gogh-likely-suffered-delirium-from-alcohol-withdrawal.html
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