"Vincent van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853, in Groot-Zundert, Netherlands. Van Gogh was a post-impressionist painter whose work, notable for its beauty, emotion and color, highly influenced 20th century art. He struggled with mental illness, and remained poor and virtually unknown throughout his life." 1 His art helped him stay emotionally balanced because a s he was painting some of the most celebrated and influential art, Van Gogh was dealing with mental illness: depression, anxiety and, according to some accounts, the symptoms of bipolar disorder — which would eventually drive him to commit suicide shortly after his 37th birthday. In his art, besides of the influence of God because of his minister father, it can be seen that the artist has some serious mood changes. That is the conclusion of his mental illness, bipolar disorder; this condition is known as madnessand has a long and complex history. For centuries the conditio...
"Michelangelo was born on March 6, 1475, in Caprese, Italy. Born to a family of moderate means in the banking business, Michelangelo became an apprentice to a painter before studying in the sculpture gardens of the powerful Medici family. What followed was a remarkable career as an artist in the Italian Renaissance, recognized in his own time for his artistic virtuosity. His works include the "David" and "Pieta" statues and the ceiling paintings of Rome's Sistine Chapel, including the "Last Judgment." Although he always considered himself a Florentine, Michelangelo lived most of his life in Rome, where he died in 1564, at age 88." 1 He sometimes fell into spells of melancholy, which were recorded in many of his literary work. e had OCD, he had hard times but it didn’t stop him. He kept the creativity in himself and did not beware to show it to the whole world. But what is OCD? "OCD, or obsessive compulsive dissorder, is...