There Is One Upside To The Lockdowns,

many museums and institutions,

are releasing digital archives making artworks and historical objects available for us to view at home, the latest artist to have his works released in this manner is Van Gogh, above, “Self-Portrait with Grey Felt Hat,” September – October 1887, Paris, 4.5 × 37.2 centimetres, Van Gogh Museum, from landscapes to self-portraits to classic still lifes, the archive boasts more than 1,000 artworks, which are sorted by medium, period, and participating institution—those include  include the Van Gogh Museum,  Kröller-Müller Museum, the Rijksmuseum, the Netherlands Institute for Art History, and the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. Each digital piece is supported by details about the work, any restorations, and additional images,

“Soup Distribution in a Public Soup Kitchen,” March 1883, ‘s Gravenhage, drawing, 56.5 × 44.4 centimetres, Van Gogh Museum

“Montmartre: Behind the Moulin de la Galette,” late July 1887, Paris, 81 × 100 centimetres, Van Gogh Museum

“Terrace of a café at night (Place du Forum),” c. 16 September 1888, Arles, painting, 80.7 × 65.3 centimeters, Kröller-Müller Museum

“Head of a Skeleton with a Burning Cigarette,” 18 January 1886 – early February 1886, Antwerpen, painting, 32.3 × 24.8 centimeters, Van Gogh Museum, in his short lifetime that spanned just 37 years, the prolific Dutch artist created thousands of works, many of which he finished in his final months. His thick brushstrokes are widely recognized today, particularly in masterpieces like “The Starry Night,” all of these and many, many more can be viewed at Van Gogh Worldwide, where the massive collection of the post-impressionist artist’s paintings, sketches, and drawings are on display.