Vincent Willem van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853 in Zundert, Netherlands. Van Gogh's family worked in the field of religion or art. When Van Gogh attended the local school as a child, he was later homeschooled with his sister by his governess. From 1861 he went to Jan Provily's boarding school until 1866, then he attended the Willem II collage where he was taught to draw by a well-known French artist, Constantijn C. Huysmans, and developed a love for it and decided he wanted to become an artist. In 1868, Van Gogh left school. In 1869, van Gogh obtained a position with the art dealer Goupil et Cie, after being trained, in 1873 he was transferred to London and then to Paris in 1875. After this transfer, he changed his mind and decided to become a pastor . Van Gogh's family sent him to study theology in Amsterdam in 1887. While he worked for a time as a pastor, his brother Theo convinced him to become an artist, and Theo supported him financially. In 1881, Van Gogh, after completing 9 months of continuing education, returned to live with his parents. When he ...