Meet the Postman Joseph Roulin
When Vincent van Gogh was new to Arles, France, he met the postman Joseph Roulin and was struck by his fiery personality. In this two-minute video, Katie Hanson, William and Ann Elfers Curator of Paintings, Art of Europe, reveals the momentous occasion that took place on the very first day Roulin posed for Van Gogh and how that characterized his portrait. See the exhibition at MFA Boston: Meet Vincent
“The Raising of Lazarus (after Rembrandt),” 1890, a painting van Gogh based on a print by Rembrandt.Credit...Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation); via Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits
Through Sept. 7 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston; 617-267-9300, mfa.org.