On May 8th, 1889, Vincent van Gogh checks in to a mental asylum. What begins as a three month stay extends into a year. A period of time during which Vincent paints 141 masterpieces in between bouts of debilitating psychotic attacks. 

On this episode, we dive into Vincent and Theo's letters to finally uncover all of the details about Vincent's yearlong stay in the asylum. 

The original music of this episode features a very special guest, singer & songwriter: L'FREAQ. (Also known as Lea Cappelli.) Follow all of L'FREAQ's music through her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lfreaq/

Listen to L'FREAQ on Spotify: L'FREAQ Spotify

And enjoy her YouTube music vids (one which I directed!): https://www.youtube.com/user/leacappelli

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Explore the paintings mentioned in this episode by visiting this companion gallery I made: https://mjdorian.com/vincent/

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Watch my video about Vincent's most disturbing painting, done while he was suffering from a psychotic episode: https://youtu.be/EHkm6LMXjiA

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A full transcript of this episode is available here: https://mjdorian.com/transcripts/

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