Vincent van Gogh

About Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh, a pivotal Post-Impressionist painter who lived from 1853 to 1890, is ranked by MIT’s Pantheon project as the 37th most historically important figure globally. Despite a relatively short career, his radical use of color and expressive, impasto technique profoundly influenced 20th-century art, securing his legacy as one of history’s most consequential visual artists.

In the modern digital landscape, Van Gogh commands significant, yet perhaps undersold, attention. His 2025 Wikipedia readership totaled 2.5 million pageviews. This figure places him in an "overattention" category, as his attention score is roughly 3x his historical importance rank, suggesting a modern cultural fascination that exceeds his relative position (#37) among the pantheon of world figures.

However, the trajectory of this interest suggests a slight cooling of his online presence; his viewership declined by 15.2% year-over-year, with Q1 versus Q3 momentum also dropping by 13%, indicating a measurable, though minor, recession in his current search traffic.