The Life of Vincent Willem Van Gogh Vincent Willem Van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853, in Zundert, Netherlands. He was the eldest of six children born to Theodorus and Anna Carbentus. His arrival followed a stillborn brother named Vincent, born exactly one year earlier. The family lived in the Brabant region, where the landscape and the quiet rhythms of rural life left a mark on his early years. His brother Theo was born on 1 May 1857, and their connection would remain a constant through the many letters they exchanged over the years. His life was marked by a search for a place to belong.…