Are There Any Van Goghs Left?

Are There Any Van Goghs Left?

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SOURCES AND FURTHER READING
How To Say Van Gogh: https://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2011/01/van-gogh.html
Vincent van Gogh Biography: https://www.biography.com/artist/vincent-van-gogh
Vincent van Gogh On Encyclopedia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vincent-van-Gogh
Van Gogh’s Love Affair In London: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/blog/mystery-of-van-gogh-s-love-affair-in-london
The Van Gogh Family Tree: http://www.vggallery.com/misc/archives/family_tree.htm
The Engineer: https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/knowledge-and-research/research-projects/research-project-biography-of-vincent-willem-van-gogh
Are Any Of Van Gogh’s Family Still Alive?: https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/125-questions/questions-and-answers/question-76-of-125?v=1
The Tragic Van Gogh Lineage: https://medium.com/@rousseauman123/what-you-dont-know-about-the-tragic-vangogh-family-lineage-c8906819d06f
Living With The Van Gogh Legacy: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-27/living-with-the-van-gogh-legacy/8471826
The Astonishing Life Of Johan Van Gogh: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/blog/the-astonishing-life-of-johan-van-gogh
Lieuwe van Gogh on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lieuwe.vangogh

50 Comments

  1. maxcelcat on July 18, 2022 at 1:36 am

    I’m half Dutch. The way G is pronounced in Dutch is very strange, it’s almost like you have cough while saying it!

  2. Robert Chaney on July 18, 2022 at 1:37 am

    (҂ ͡❛ ͜ʖ ͡❛)ᕤ

    <3

  3. Revin Hatol on July 18, 2022 at 1:38 am

    10:25 Just 3 days short of his 88th birthday.

  4. Michael Haywood on July 18, 2022 at 1:38 am

    I have always pronounced it as ‘van goff’.

  5. Indecisive.325 on July 18, 2022 at 1:38 am

    Van Gogh: Latin is a dead language!

    Me, an American high school student studying Latin: Yea you’re not wrong

  6. Zoë de Wijn on July 18, 2022 at 1:39 am

    at 2:14 when you say ‘vincent of gogh’ and and when you talk about the german town goch, the pronounciation is really really close to the dutch one 🙂 closer than the examples you named before. except we say the first ‘g’ the same as the last ‘gh’.

  7. Shawna on July 18, 2022 at 1:39 am

    I’ve always said Van Go. My favorite painting is Starry Night. I never knew others said his name differently, not until I saw a Doctor Who episode about Vincent.

  8. DannonShowTV on July 18, 2022 at 1:39 am

    Pronunciation: Vihn-Cint Vahn Goh

  9. Revin Hatol on July 18, 2022 at 1:41 am
  10. MillionaireNo1 on July 18, 2022 at 1:42 am

    I say Vincent van GOFF

  11. ARC the Cartoon Master on July 18, 2022 at 1:43 am

    6:34 He was likely influenced by the Japanomania that was occurring in Britain at that time.

  12. Royal Kenny on July 18, 2022 at 1:45 am

    You should do "10 overrated paintings and alternatives that need more attention", for Mona Lisa is a crappy painting with rather low artistic quality, it is almost as exciting as a passport photo today, so there has to be much more interesting paintings just some steps from it. What painting that are not tourist traps had you selected as favorites?

  13. Natalie Muday on July 18, 2022 at 1:45 am

    You should do the Tudor last name from King Henry VIII

  14. Bold Persian Immortal on July 18, 2022 at 1:46 am

    Watch his Doctor Who episode. Take a lot of tissues!!

  15. Maskey Dude on July 18, 2022 at 1:47 am

    Your drawings are adorable and we all enjoy it

  16. Emma Stajduhar on July 18, 2022 at 1:47 am

    Vincent was murdered

  17. Daniël Koopmans on July 18, 2022 at 1:47 am

    The dutch G is really hard it can also be spelled ch like the german one well good luck

  18. Daneal on July 18, 2022 at 1:49 am

    Vin 🪙🚐🏃🏻‍♂️⬅️

  19. Crazy Scientist Farmer on July 18, 2022 at 1:52 am

    Khokh and ball torture from Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

  20. Florin Vezentan on July 18, 2022 at 1:52 am

    He was seen by Jeanne Calment in
    Arles.

  21. VAArrow on July 18, 2022 at 1:53 am

    Do Christopher Columbus

  22. Reeanna S on July 18, 2022 at 1:54 am

    …but, how do you pronounce…

    *G E K O L O N I S E E R D?!*

  23. alannothnagle on July 18, 2022 at 1:55 am

    The trouble with talking about Van Gogh is that you can’t pronounce his name without either sounding like an art snob or coming across as an idiot. There’s not much wiggle room there, unless you are obviously Dutch, in which case you’ll be called upon to provide a pronunciation lesson. I assume that’s why people like calling him just plain "Vincent."

  24. Grasshopper on July 18, 2022 at 1:56 am

    Van "Goff" is how I have pronounced it for as long as I can remember. I pronounced it Van "Go" when I was a child.

  25. H Convent on July 18, 2022 at 1:57 am

    I prefere Theo van gogh

  26. Xxxcats eatstrawsxxX on July 18, 2022 at 1:57 am

    5:49 this image is literally on my math book

  27. Bobbie Markwick on July 18, 2022 at 1:58 am

    I used to pronounce it Go but switched to Goff after seeing the Doctor Who episode

  28. Seuiyi on July 18, 2022 at 1:59 am

    theo is a real one

  29. Lord Cedry on July 18, 2022 at 2:00 am

    Can you do one on Niccolo machiavelli

  30. Spencer Holden on July 18, 2022 at 2:01 am

    Vincent’s story always makes me cry.

  31. Name Explain on July 18, 2022 at 2:03 am

    What’s your favourite Van Gogh painting? Or any painting by any artist?

  32. MrOverdoze1991 on July 18, 2022 at 2:05 am

    i’m a van Gogh but i cant find the link to which brother where in the family tree for the life of me. although all the men i know up until my grandfather have reoccurring first names in the family. and live in and around the Netherlands so i’m pretty sure there is a link just not known to me. my best guess is its a pre father of Vincent patrilineal branch.

  33. rocknexus on July 18, 2022 at 2:08 am

    If anyone is interested you should definitely watch the doctor who episode on van Gogh, one of the most beautiful episode of a tv I’ve ever watched ever

  34. Thomas Mills on July 18, 2022 at 2:09 am

    Van Gogh was just another nutty guy who painted like a drunk 5 year old. Almost certainly insane. Why do we venerate these ppl? My father could draw with a pencil so realistically that you couldnt tell the difference between his drawings and a photograph. No one knows him for his art though. And his art will never be seen by ppl who make art famous. Yet some lunatic who made some poorly drawn squiggly lines is now world famous… thats whats fucked up.

  35. Ruler World on July 18, 2022 at 2:11 am

    Imagine being able to say Vincent Van Gogh was my great grand Uncle

  36. A lonely Z on July 18, 2022 at 2:11 am

    At least he didnt become the "Mustache Man" of Netherlands

  37. Littletimelord 27 on July 18, 2022 at 2:11 am

    Nord vpn, why am I not surprised that a video is sponsored by nord vpn…

  38. Dargon on July 18, 2022 at 2:12 am

    2:06 Van Gokh (being german and all)

  39. Z¼r0💀 on July 18, 2022 at 2:12 am

    Pretty sure im related to him.

  40. Robert Voss on July 18, 2022 at 2:16 am

    It’s not entirely true that he didn’t have any formal training, he got a couple of drawing lessons and even lived for a time in th Dutch city of Tilburg (which is my hometown)

  41. Terrus Ciekawostki on July 18, 2022 at 2:20 am

    I pronounce "Van Gogh" as "Van Gog" (with a hard "g", not "j").

  42. 22 Thumbs and 64 fingers Required on July 18, 2022 at 2:20 am

    "Van Gogh"
    "ok"

    van gone!!

  43. Brinta on July 18, 2022 at 2:20 am

    8:10
    What the heck were you trying to say? ‘One foodoferovov’? Why not try a second take?
    Again I’m surprised watching this video how much difficulty you have pronouncing English words. If you have a rhotic speech impediment, then okay, it is what it is. But ever since I’ve seen you do a talking head in which your English was pretty normal, I keep wondering why you can’t speak like that when narrating your usual videos.

  44. gen. on July 18, 2022 at 2:21 am

    Vencent Van Go

  45. SuicideBunny6 on July 18, 2022 at 2:22 am

    I understand there’s no English equivalent for the -g- sounds in ‘Gogh’, but at least the -o- sounds are similar to those (British pronunciations -o-) in ‘got’, ‘shot’, ‘nod’ etc. (Not the more American style -a-)

  46. BingityBong on July 18, 2022 at 2:24 am

    Do a "Are there any Marxs left?" Heard- one of his Great, Great, Great, Grandsons became a Parkour God doing epic shit infront of McDonalds (ironic)

  47. WhatTheFridge 1o1 on July 18, 2022 at 2:26 am

    He’s down bad

  48. Vrôbz on July 18, 2022 at 2:28 am

    Please do king Leopold the 2nd or the whole family if you can I beg it would be very interesting

  49. buster møller on July 18, 2022 at 2:29 am

    Here in Denmark we pronounce it: "Fan Gock"

  50. Cdog Thehedgehog on July 18, 2022 at 2:30 am

    I had no idea he killed himself. School is useless.

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