![Van Gogh cut off his whole ear instead of just the lobe and gave it to a brothel maid, new research finds Van Gogh cut off his whole ear instead of just the lobe and gave it to a brothel maid, new research finds](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2016/07/12/van_gogh_trans_NvBQzQNjv4Bq0Z2m9fTZlPCaE9lzDAtkDgiNMSpQgD3pEueusISl_Z4.jpg)
Van Gogh cut off his whole ear instead of just the lobe and gave it to a brothel maid, new research finds
![Timehop on Twitter: "OTD: In 1888, Vincent van Gogh cut off the lower part of his ear, suffering from severe depression and poverty. Not until after his death was the Dutch painter Timehop on Twitter: "OTD: In 1888, Vincent van Gogh cut off the lower part of his ear, suffering from severe depression and poverty. Not until after his death was the Dutch painter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FHTTuXPXsAMMJe6.jpg)
Timehop on Twitter: "OTD: In 1888, Vincent van Gogh cut off the lower part of his ear, suffering from severe depression and poverty. Not until after his death was the Dutch painter
![Reconsidering Cinema on Twitter: "I don't think it was pain that made Vincent Van Gogh great - I think his painting brought him whatever happiness he had. ~ David Lynch OTD Vincent Reconsidering Cinema on Twitter: "I don't think it was pain that made Vincent Van Gogh great - I think his painting brought him whatever happiness he had. ~ David Lynch OTD Vincent](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FkrIGJ4VQAEnlKu.jpg:large)