Vincent van Gogh had his first drawing classes when he was 13 years old. He went to school in Tilburg, while he lived in a boarding house at the St. Anneplein.
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The high school was housed in the former town palace of Willem II in 1866. In Vincent's time this school had one of the best drawing teachers: Constant Cornelis Huijsmans. He worked according to traditional academic rules in which the drawing was central to the perception.
In the modern Vincent's Art Room you can see for yourself how Van Gogh's talents developed. Discover your own talents in the digital drawing room where you can set to work, and where workshops and master classes for all ages are given. It's located within walking distance of the central station close to Ontdekstation013 in the creative heart of Tilburg, the Spoorzone (Railway Zone).
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The Palace-Council House (City Hall) is the starting point of this cycle tour of 48 kilometers. This is where the young Vincent took his first real drawing lessons. Discover Vicnent's Tilburg and the landscape surounding the town.
Van Gogh cycle tour Tiblurg
Haagweg 389
4813 XC Breda
Villa Mertersem can be found in the neighborhood Princehage in Breda. Vincent's uncle Cent lived here.
Markt 62
4875 CG Etten-Leur
Vincent van Gogh made various sketches and drawings which show the Lambert Church.
Papenvoort 2
5671 CR Nuenen
Vincent van Gogh's father preached in this church in Nuenen.
Sint Annaplein 18
5038 TV Tilburg
The house of the Chief Commissioner for taxes Jan Hannik and his wife Adriana van der Griend stood on...
Molendreef 8
5735 EP Lieshout
Mill De Vogelenzang, an old mill from 1819, was immortalized by Vincent in two drawings.
