1. Van Gogh’s Patch of Grass

2. Van Gogh was born in the Netherlands and was influenced by the Dutch painters of his time. This painting, Girl with a Red Hat, is by a Dutch painter named Vermeer.

3. Can you see the Dutch influence on Van Gogh’ early portraits? How is this similar to the Vermeer painting?

4. While Van Gogh was in Paris he was very inspired by these types of paintings. This is the French Impressionist, Monet’s painting of the Japanese Bridge and Water Lilies.

5. Do you see how Monet’s painting influenced this painting by Van Gogh?

6. If Van Gogh had gone to Paris with only a few canvases and a few of his older works, do you see how and why he would have painted over this?

7. Scientists used special x-ray techniques to uncover the hidden portrait beneath Van Gogh’s painting of a grassy field.

8. This is a later portrait by Van Gogh. Do you see his own style that developed with the help of other artists and styles? Do you see the influences of the Dutch painters and the French Impressionists?

9. Van Gogh’s Starry Night has been called the most celebrated art piece of all time. Did you know that the stars in this painting are in their correct point in the sky?