AMSTERDAM — A Dutch museum is showing all 88 of its Vincent van Gogh paintings in one exhibition, organized around the three divine virtues that played an important role throughout the Dutch master's life: faith, hope and love.
Although this represents only a comparatively small portion of Van Gogh's total artistic output, some of his best-known works are held by the Kröller-Müller Museum, which is located in the De Hoge Veluwe National Park near the village of Otterlo in the province of Gelderland.
The museum says the collection is also the largest private collection of Van Gogh's works.
It was assembled by the German-Dutch art collector Helene Kröller-Müller (1869-1939). The museum said it was rare for all 88 paintings in the collection to be shown in a single exhibition.
Van Gogh is said to have mentioned the three virtues in a sermon he delivered as a theology student in 1876. Although he later chose to pursue art on the advice of his brother Theo, the painter remained true to these values and expressed them in his work, the museum said.
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Among the highlights of the exhibition is Van Gogh's famous painting "Bridge at Arles," which visitors can not only view but also "feel and explore acoustically," the museum said.
"With this tactile display, we aim to tell the story of Bridge at Arles in a different way. This will allow visitors who are blind or visually impaired to enjoy the artwork too," it said.
The exhibition runs until January 3.
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