Vincent van Gogh was born in 1853 to a pastor in Groot-Zundert, Holland. Growing up in an atmosphere marked by religion and culture, van Gogh was a sensitive, diffident youth. After trying out varied jobs as a bookstore clerk, art salesman and preacher, Vincent finally found his calling as an artist.

If you are setting up a new home or even redoing the decor of your existing one, you have probably thought about investing in some artwork for your walls. Paintings can add character to your home like nothing else and they make great statements about your taste. But here is the catch: not all artwork is orginal in nature. So how do you differentiate between orginal and reproduced artwork?