This artist painted 36 self-portraits and wrote hundreds of letters during his life. Do you recognize him?

Find out his name.

What have you heard about him?

1. He painted Starry Night.
2. He lived in southern France.
3. He painted with broad, thick brushstrokes.
4. He cut off his ear.
5. He lived in the nineteenth century.

If you're like most people, you selected (d). That’s the one fact that everybody seems to know about him. While it is true (though he actually cut off only the tip of his ear), there is so much more to know about this incredibly brilliant, original, and hardworking artist. (By the way, all the above answers are correct!)