'Self-portrait with bandaged ear', 1889, Vincent van Goghimage id178535 object id P.1948.SC.175
Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe, 1889 (oil on canvas)MFA213437 Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90); 51x45 cm; Private Collection; Dutch, out of copyright
Wide shot gallery during preparations for exhibition "On the Verge of Insanity: Van Gogh & His Illness" with Van Gogh's Self-Portrait as a Painter", 1887-88, foregroundLion Television
Exhibition screen prepared with image of Van Gogh's The Yellow HouseLion Television
Nienke Bakker & David Faulds looking at the framed drawing by Dr. Felix ReyLion Television
Wide shot gallery of Van Gogh Museum during preparations for the exhibition "On the Verge of Insanity: Van Gogh Museum"Lion Television
Hanging Wheatfield with a Reaper, 1889, Vincent van Gogh in readiness for exhibition "On the Verge of Insanity: Van Gogh & His Illness"Lion Television
Nienke Bakker, Curator, Van Gogh Museum by Portrait of Dr Felix Rey, 1889, Vincent van GoghLion Television
Dr Felix Rey's drawing framed and in position for exhibition "On the Verge of Insanity: Van Gogh & His Illness"
Van Gogh Museum labelling Tree Roots, 1890, Vincent van GoghLion Television
Taking measurements of framed Dr Felix Rey drawing in preparation for hanging for exhibition "On the Verge of Insanity: Van Gogh & His Illness"Lion Television
Detail from Still Life with a Plate of Onions, 1889, Vincent van Gogh, in position for the exhibition "On the Verge of Insanity: Van Gogh & His Illness"Lion Television
Still Life with a Plate of Onions, 1889, Vincent van Gogh in position for the exhibition "On the Verge of Insanity: Van Gogh & His Illness". Painting in background soft focus is Portrait of Dr. Felix Rey, 1889Lion Television
Portrait of Dr Felix Rey, 1889, Vincent van Gogh, in position for the exhibition "On the Verge of Insanity: Van Gogh & His Illness"Lion Television
Labelling Van Gogh's Portrait of Dr Felix Rey, 1889 for the exhibition "On the Verge of Insanity: Van Gogh & His Illness". Painting in background soft focus is Still Life with a Plate of Onions, 1889, Vincent van GoghLion Television
Bernadette Murphy
Copy of Dr Felix Rey's drawing illustrating the mutilation to Van Gogh's earBancroft Library, UC Berkeley, California
Portrait of Bernadette MurphyLion Television
Portrait of Bernadette Murphy with Van Gogh's The Yellow House (The Street), 1888 in the backgroundLion Television
Behind-the-scenes filming of the preparation for the exhibition "On The Verge of Insanity: Van Gogh & His Illness"Lion Television
Behind-the-scenes filming of the preparation for the exhibition "On The Verge of Insanity: Van Gogh & His Illness". Artwork in foreground is Still Life with a Plate of Onions, 1889, Vincent van GoghLion Television
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