Vincent's life journey in Brabant

Etten-Leur: In Etten, Vincent discovered the pollard willows.

Etten-Leur: Vincent regularly visited farm D'n IJzeren Pot, where Piet Kaufmann lived with his mother and younger sister.

Nuenen: Vincent painted this little 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 can set up the mangle room behind the rectory as a studio.

Eindhoven: Vincent made frequent 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 Nuenen's many weaver's houses in the time of Van Gogh still exists.

Nuenen: This old cemetery was 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 Catholic sexton Johannes Schafrat beginning 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 from Vincent as an amateur painter.

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 there in the time of VIncdent, and you can see it in many of Vincent's works, sometimes through the window, outside.

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

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

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 lithographic printing office was located behind the residence at Lange Dijk 8 (now Vestdijk).

Anna van Gogh-Carbentus, Vincent van Gogh's mother, was instrumental in 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.