June 19, 2006
Lobe-OtomyFor no real reason, I was thinking about Vincent Van Gogh's ear. I knew he had cut it off, but was I was having some trouble really finding solid details about the event. Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear There also seemed to be some discrepency over whether he cut off his whole ear off, or just part of it. After some digging, our old pal the internet provided the following from what seems to be a trustworthy Van Gogh site.
They were even kind enough to provide the following visual aid illustrating the cut. (Apparently the self-portrait shows his right ear bandaged because he was painting his image from a mirror.) And now we all know the story behind Van Gogh's ear. And the rude, ungrateful whore who didn't even keep it.
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