Kattenburg in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Vincent van Gogh
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 15, 2025
1. Vincent van Gogh Marker
Vincent van Gogh
1853-1890
Vincent van Gogh woonde hier van mei 1877 tot juli 1878 bij zijn oom Johannes van Gogh, Commandant van de Marine
Because I have had so many sill stones and floors of churches and landings of houses under my eyes and feet here in the city
Vincent van Gogh
1853-1890
Vincent van Gogh lived here from May 1877 to July 1878 with his uncle Johannes van Gogh, Commander of the Navy
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1878.
Location. 52° 22.297′ N, 4° 54.943′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Kattenburg. It is on Kattenburgerstraat, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Kattenburgerstraat 3g, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1018, Netherlands. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Benelux Low Countries, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gebouw Plancius / The Plancius Building (approx. half a kilometer away); Abraham Beugeltas (approx. half a kilometer away); Meijer Beugeltas
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1. Vincent van Gogh (Wikipedia). Overview:
Vincent Willem van Gogh (30 March 1853 29 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade, he created approximately 2,100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most of them in the last two years of his life. His oeuvre includes landscapes, still lifes, portraits, and self-portraits, most of which are characterised by bold colours and dramatic brushwork that contributed to the rise of expressionism in modern art. Van Gogh's work was only beginning to gain critical attention before he died from a self-inflicted gunshot at age 37...(Submitted on June 11, 2025.)
2. Vincent van Gogh: Cafι Terrace at Night (Artway, March 9, 2017)
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 15, 2025
2. Vincent van Gogh Marker - wide view
The marker is visible here on the corner of the building, albeit partially obscured by shade and shrubbery.
On the long red-brick former admiralty building located on the Amsterdam harbour front hangs a large bronze plaque. It commemorates not the brave career of some heroic naval officer, but the sojourn in that building of a young, zealous theology student named Vincent van Gogh. Lodging there from May 1877 to July 1878 with his uncle Rear Admiral Johannes van Gogh, Vincent tried unsuccessfully to prepare for theological study, tutored by another uncle, a minister of the Dutch Reformed Church.(Submitted on June 11, 2025.)
Sundays for Vincent involved a self-imposed routine of fanatical church attendance: an early morning service in the Oosterkerk nearby, followed by another in the Oudezijds Kapel (to this day an evangelical ministry in the red-light district). Walking further to the next sermon in the Westerkerk, he concluded his circuit in the Noorderkerk. The bronze plaque cites his own words to his brother Theo about the many church porches and floors he had seen in the city. Failure at his studies led to departure to a poor mining district in Belgium as a lay preacher.
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 115 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 11, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 2. submitted on June 11, 2025.
