In the hospital and its surroundings, Van Gogh creates about 100 drawings and 150 paintings, including the Iris, the wheat field with reaper, the starry night and … Vaison-la-Romaine, a medieval city of Vaucluse in Provence that boasts an impressive number of Roman ruins including a 1st century AD single arch bridgeVaison-la-Romaine, roman ruins and medieval city© 2011 2020 - Travel France Online | All rights reservedVan Gogh lived in two small connected rooms; one was his bedroom, the second his studio.Eze village, the Eagle’s Nest, a renowned tourist site of French Riviera and its exotic garden landscaped among the ruins of its medieval castleThe few times he was able to leave the asylum was an opportunity to paint the surrounding landscapes.However, strictly confined to the asylum's grounds, he painted what he saw from the barred window of his bedroom.Saint-Paul de Mausole is still a mental health institution.Several reproductions of Van Gogh's paintings are placed throughout the grounds to show where he painted each scene.However, still deeply depressed and delusional, he shot himself in the chest with a revolver on 27 July 1890.His mental health rapidly declined; the psychotic episodes he went through led him to voluntarily admit himself in St. Paul de Mausole Asylum inVan Gogh is one of the most famous painters of the post-Impressionist period.Not only was the gun never found, but the place where the shooting took place is not really known!His room is as it then was; simply furnished with a bed, a small writing desk, a trunk and a straight-backed chair.Fortunately, a rib deflected the bullet and avoided any mortal damage to internal organs, so Van Gogh was able to seek medical care.He stayed there until May 1890, then discharged himself to settle in Auvers-sur-Oise nearThe French Alps flora gathers some 4500 plant, flower and tree species that grow on 5 distinct vegetation zones or ecosystems found at different altitudesTravel France Online is a Free Online Travel Resource that aims at promoting France’s fabulous cultural and architectural heritageVilla Ephrussi de Rothschild, the lavish mansion Beatrice de Rothschild, great art lover and woman of character, built in St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat on the RivieraProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur - Latest contentHis beloved brother, Theo, rushed to his bedside, but Van Gogh died two days later from an infection incurred by the gunshot wound; he was 37.During his voluntary stay, he still produced a considerable number of paintings.However, it would appear that the circumstances of his 'suicide' were quite suspicious.The psychiatric hospital was founded during the 19th century in an ancient Augustine Monastery nestled among wheat fields, vineyards and olive groves.His style and sense of color changed rapidly over the years, especially when he went to Arles, 2 years before his death.He produced more than 2000 paintings and drawings in just over 10 years, most of them during the last 2 years of his life, pushing the limits of his creativity to mental exhaustion.However, most of the work he produced while at Saint-Paul reflect the loneliness and the feeling of confinement he felt.Sadly, Van Gogh didn't enjoy notoriety when he was alive, as art experts of the time considered him mad and untalented!He painted the building, the garden with its flowers (the famous Irises), trees and insects and the wheat field he could see from his bedroom window, but also other residents and the interior of his room. His mental health rapidly declined; the psychotic episodes he went through led him to voluntarily admit himself in St. Paul de Mausole Asylum in St. Remy de Provence on May 8, 1889. On the inside, there is a magnificent Romanesque cloister attributable to the 11th and 12th century. He stayed there until May 1890, then discharged himself to settle in Auvers-sur-Oise near Paris. History of Saint Paul de Mausole Monastery In the Gallo-Roman era, a natural spring drew to Saint-Rémy de Provence pilgrims coming to call upon Valetudo, the goddess of health. Unable to live securely on his own in Arles, Vincent voluntarily entered Saint-Paul-de-Mausole, a psychiatric asylum in nearby Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. Vincent van Gogh is admitted to the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole psychiatric hospital in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in 1889. Several rooms of the building have been converted into a museum to Vincent van Gogh, who stayed there in 1889–1890. Saint-Rémy, France May 8, 1889 - May 16, 1890 Vincent came to Saint-Remy de Provence on 8 May 1889 to be voluntarily committed to the Saint-Paul de Mausole psychiatric institution, which was housed in a former monastery. HISTORIQUE. Téléchargez notre dépliant au format PDF et découvrez Saint-Paul de Mausole et Vincent van Gogh. Monastery of Saint-Paul de Mausole (French: monastère Saint-Paul-de-Mausole) is a former monastery in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Provence, France. Discover Saint-Paul de Mausole in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France: The mental institution where Van Gogh created some of his most famous work now allows guests to walk in the artist's footsteps. Bienvenue à Saint-Paul de Mausole.

The Saint-Paul de Mausole Monastery has an astonishing Romanesque bell tower with two floors of square plan topped with a pyramidal roof. In the 11th century, the Christians built, near the spring, a priory, a veritable gem of Provençal Romansque art.