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 masterclasses 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 Paleis-Raadhuis (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
Vincent van Goghstraat
5268 AE Helvoirt
The graves of Vincent’s uncle Johannes van Gogh (1817-1885) and his aunts Dorothea van Gogh (1815-1882)...
Catharinaplein 1
5611 DE Eindhoven
In February 1885 Van Gogh made an ink drawing which clearly shows a sketch of the St Catharina Church.
Berg 26
5671 CC Nuenen
The Van Gogh family lived here from 1882 to 1885, with Vincent living there from December 1883 to May...
thv Berg 44
5671 CA Nuenen
In December 1929 a committee was formed in Amsterdam whose aim was to commemorate the fortieth anniversary...
Park 51
5671 GC Nuenen
Vincent rented a studio from May 1884 from the Catholic verger Johannes Schafrat at what was then known...
