Van Gogh: A man unlike everyone else

“All living things contain a measure of madness that moves them in strange, sometimes inexplicable ways. This madness can be saving; it is part and parcel of the ability to adapt.” – Yann Martel, Life of Pi.

Portrait of a Lady in Yellow

The Italian painter Baldovinetti was well known in Florence, yet few of his works seem to have survived. They include the remarkable Portrait of a Lady in Yellow hanging in London’s National Gallery.