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    Van Gogh was born in Holland to a pastor father and spent his early life in a religious environment. He worked as an art dealer before deciding to become a painter in 1880 at his brother Theo's suggestion. Theo financially supported Vincent throughout his life. Their close relationship and correspondence is documented in many letters. Vincent was influenced by the Hague School of painting but used color differently than his teacher Anton Mauve. In 1886, Vincent moved in with Theo in Paris.

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    Van Gogh was born in Holland to a pastor father and spent his early life in a religious environment. He worked as an art dealer before deciding to become a painter in 1880 at his brother Theo's suggestion. Theo financially supported Vincent throughout his life. Their close relationship and correspondence is documented in many letters. Vincent was influenced by the Hague School of painting but used color differently than his teacher Anton Mauve. In 1886, Vincent moved in with Theo in Paris.

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    ΘΕΜΑ 1.

    ΚΑΤΑΝΟΗΣΗ ΓΡΑΠΤΟΥ ΛΟΓΟΥ

    Read the text and decide if each statement (1-10) is True (A), False (B) or Not Mentioned (C).

    Vincent van Gogh was born in Zundert, Holland. His father was a pastor, so he was brought up in a
    religious and cultured atmosphere. Vincent found his father’s profession
    appealing and he was drawn to it, to a certain extent, later in his life. His sister
    described him as a serious and introspective child, highly emotional, without
    self-confidence. At age 16, Vincent started to work for an art dealer in The
    Hague. His four years younger brother Theo, with whom Vincent had a life-long
    friendship, would join the company later. This friendship is recorded thoroughly
    in a vast amount of letters they sent to each other. These letters provide a lot of
    information about the life of the painter and show him to be a talented writer
    with a keen mind. Theo would support Vincent financially throughout his life.
    In 1880, Vincent van Gogh followed his brother Theo’s suggestion and took
    up painting seriously. For a brief period, Vincent took painting lessons from
    Anton Mauve in The Hague. Although Vincent and Anton soon stopped
    working together because of their different artistic views, influences of The
    Hague School of painting would remain in Vincent’s work, especially in the
    way he played with light and in the looseness of his brush strokes. However,
    his use of colours, favouring dark tones, set him apart from his teacher. In
    spring 1886, Vincent van Gogh went to Paris, where he moved in with his
    brother Theo; they shared a house in Montmartre.
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    A B C
    STATEMENTS NOT
    TRUE FALSE
    MENTIONED
    1. Van Gogh did not like his father’s job.
    2. Van Gogh was influenced by his father.
    3. Van Gogh is described as sensitive and uncertain of himself.
    4. Van Gogh and his brother were very close to each other
    throughout their lives.
    5. The friendship between Van Gogh and his brother is described in
    detail in a recently published book.
    6. The letters between the two brothers do not give much
    information about van Gogh.
    7. Van Gogh was also a good writer and a clever man.
    8. Van Gogh’s work was not affected by The Hague School of
    Painting.
    9. Van Gogh used colours differently from his teacher Anton
    Mauve.
    10. The two brothers lived together for many years.
    ΘΕΜΑ 2α. ΛΕΞΙΚΟΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΙΚΗ

    Match each of the phrases below (11-20) with a word/phrase from the box that has a similar
    meaning (A-J).

    A. brought up B. appealing C. extent D. serious E. provide


    F. support G. remain H. move I. brief J. vast

    11. Lasting only for a short time or containing a few words.

    12. To give someone things they need.

    13. To help or encourage someone in order to help him/her succeed.

    14. Something that is extremely large.

    15. To be taken care of until one becomes an adult.

    16. Something that is attractive or interesting.

    17. Go to a different place in order to live or work there.

    18. Something important that needs careful thinking.

    19. Stay in the same place or situation.

    20. The area, length, degree or amount of something.

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