In the late 1880s, Vincent ... is now one of van Gogh’s most famous subjects. But the artist didn’t stop with the postman: He painted the entire family, making 26 portraits of Roulin and ...

Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation), Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston In Van Gogh’s portraits, he wanted to capture a ‘metaphysical magic’ in his subjects, and in Postman Joseph ...

A sort of boutique blockbuster — if such a thing is possible — it is devoted to Vincent van Gogh’s portraits of a single ... cut off a small part of his ear, wrapped it up and hand-delivered ...