Vincent Willem van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853 in Zundert, the Netherlands. Van Gogh's family was involved in religion or art. As a child Van Gogh attended the local school, later attending school at his sister's house with his governess. From 1861 he attended Jan Provily's boarding school until 1866, then he attended Willem II collage where he was taught to draw by a well-known French artist, Constantijn C. Huysmans, and developed a love for it and decided that he wanted to become an artist. In 1868 van Gogh dropped out of school. In 1869 van Gogh obtained a position with the art dealer Goupil and Cie, after training, in 1873 he was transferred to London and then to Paris in 1875. After that move he changed his mind and decided he wanted to become a pastor. Van Gogh's family sent him to study theology in Amsterdam in 1887. After working for a while as a pastor, his brother Theo convinced him to become an artist, and Theo supported him financially. In 1881 van Gogh, after completing 9 months of higher education, returned to live with his parents. When he ...