Vincent van Gogh motorroute

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190 km
690 m
03h10
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Last verified: 7 May 2025

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Deze route is ongeveer het traject dat Vincent van Gogh nam naar Courrières. Daar zou hij "het licht zien" en beseffen dat kunst zijn roeping was, en niet prediken.

Vincent van Gogh liep van het Belgische Borinage-gebied naar Courrières, dat destijds de thuis was van de kunstenaar-dichter Jules Breton. Van Gogh bewonderde Breton als schilder.

Hij deed de wandeling tijdens de gure winter van 1878-1880, die hij in de vrieskou nauwelijks overleefde. Maar daar zag hij het licht. “Ik zal mijn potlood dat ik met grote moedeloosheid erbij neergegooid heb, weer ter hand nemen en weer aan het tekenen beginnen,” schreef hij aan zijn broer Theo, na zijn terugkeer in Cuesmes. 

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