Van Gogh

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On March 30, 1852 a child was born from Anna and Theodorus , it was a little boy,they named the boy Vincent. "The baby Vincent died a few weeks after his birth."(Elizabeth, Lawrence Hanson 5) On March 30,1853, exactly a year after the first baby was born, Anna and Theodorus gave birth to another baby boy. His name was Vincent, the same name as the baby who died. Anna and Theodorus although happy with their son could never get over the death of their other son Vincent that died. "The living child was brought up under the shadow of his dead namesake"(Elizabeth, Lawrence Hanson 7) was very gifted as a child. At the age of eight years old he made a modeled clay elephant "which was praised but the family."(Nagera Humberto M.D. But as grew he became stubborn, rough, bad tempered problem child. "The kind of love, well known to many children, is usually accepted gladly at a moment, for a child like Vincent, longing for assurance and security through love, will snatch at anything ...

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