Michelangelo is known primarily for his sculptures and famous painting in the Sistine Chapel, but he also wrote. There are around 300-500 poems of his that still exist today as evidence of his ability for creative writing. During his lifetime, it is estimated that he wrote several hundred sonnets and madrigals. Starry Night, The Bedroom, Almond Blossoms —Vincent Van Gogh impressively made hundreds of pieces of artwork throughout his lifetime. But besides producing some of the world’s most famous Look at the picture closely. The clock on the far wall tells us that it is a quarter past midnight. The bar is mostly empty. The billiard table has fallen quiet and the few revellers that remain Let’s take a look at some of the most intriguing facts about this masterpiece ; 1. Café Terrace at Night was never signed by the painter. A self-portrait of Vincent Van Gogh Photo sourced from Wikimedia. Even though it is a famous and popular painting, Van Gogh never signed “Café Terrace at Night.”. Here are our ten top facts for kids about the life of Vincent van Gogh. 1. Vincent van Gogh was born on March 30th, 1853, in Zundert, in the Netherlands. 2. His school had 200 pupils - but just one teacher! Vincent van Gogh enjoyed drawing at school. Artist: Vincent van Gogh. Van Gogh was one of the modern era's most gifted and emotionally troubled artists. Although grossly underappreciated in his lifetime, Van Gogh was an impulsive and often spontaneous painter who embodied many of the ideals of the Post-Impressionist movement. Selfie mode. Van Gogh saved cash by painting himself. Find your art selfie in the app. "I didn’t know that one could break one’s brain and that afterwards that got better too." Vincent to his brother Theo, 1889. 10.The Sunflowers almost caused a serious fight. The Sunflowers almost caused a serious fight in 1890 which could have led to bloodshed in Brussels when a Belgian painter bristled at having his paintings displayed in the same exhibition as Van Gogh’s Sunflowers and making a comment about the Sunflowers artist Vincent calling him a charlatan. HRAqdI.