It might seem logical that Vincent van Gogh, the most famous depressive in all of art, adopted the Mediterranean cypress tree as a motif. The tall, tapered, cone-shaped evergreen has always ...

The cypress and the palm are Renaissance Art History 101. Like the blue of the Virgin’s robe, or the lily at the annunciation, the trees are key symbols in Christian art.

Vincent van Gogh is one of the most celebrated and influential artists in history. Known for his expressive use of color, ...

An evergreen that lives for hundreds of years, the cypress became a fixture in Van Gogh’s oeuvre beginning with his move to Arles, France, in February 1888.

I’ve noticed three or four big cypress trees on the McNay (Art Museum) property along North New Braunfels where the new landscaping and new fence were put in. If my limited botanical knowledge ...

Photo ©the Art Institute of Chicago/Art Resource, New York. “ Van Gogh’s Cypresses ” will be on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, May 22 ...

Van Gogh’s Cypresses at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, curated by Engelhard Curator of Nineteenth-Century European PaintingSusan Alyson Stein, both showcases Van Gogh’s exploration of cypress ...