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But while some programmes had a
field day with the self-mutilation, others weren't so sure. SIMON SCHAMA: Ask anyone, "Who's
your idea of the tortured artist, "the mad genius?", chances are
you'll get one answer and just one answer - "Vincent van Gogh.
Sliced his ear off, didn't he?" Well, no, actually, he didn't. What he did do was cut off
a fleshy chunk of ear lobe. Oh, I know, I know, that's enough
to suggest he is barmy, isn't it? And when he eventually did
shoot himself, there was bound to be a chorus of,
"Well, yes, he would, wouldn't he?"
field day with the self-mutilation, others weren't so sure. SIMON SCHAMA: Ask anyone, "Who's
your idea of the tortured artist, "the mad genius?", chances are
you'll get one answer and just one answer - "Vincent van Gogh.
Sliced his ear off, didn't he?" Well, no, actually, he didn't. What he did do was cut off
a fleshy chunk of ear lobe. Oh, I know, I know, that's enough
to suggest he is barmy, isn't it? And when he eventually did
shoot himself, there was bound to be a chorus of,
"Well, yes, he would, wouldn't he?"
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But while some programmes had a
field day with the self-mutilation,
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others weren't so sure.
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SIMON SCHAMA: Ask anyone, "Who's
your idea of the tortured artist,
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"the mad genius?", chances are
you'll get one answer and just one
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answer - "Vincent van Gogh.
Sliced his ear off, didn't he?"
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Well, no, actually, he didn't.
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What he did do was cut off
a fleshy chunk of ear lobe.
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Oh, I know, I know, that's enough
to suggest he is barmy, isn't it?
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And when he eventually did
shoot himself,
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there was bound to be a chorus of,
"Well, yes, he would, wouldn't he?"
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Movie Summary
Four young British art historians delve into six decades of the BBC archives to discover the powerful way in which television influences our understanding of the world's greatest artists.