130 years have passed since the Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh cut off his ear. Today, the name of the woman Van Gogh gave his ear has been revealed. According to the Art Newspaper, it is Gabrielle Berlatyen, a farmer's daughter, who was working in a brothel . "Until now it has been assumed that the recipient of the ear had been a casual acquaintance of the artist, either a prostitute or the madame at the brothel, " writes the Newspaper.

The journalists could sift out the truth thanks to Van Gogh’s Ear by Bernadette Murphy, which was published last week. The author promised to the descendants of the woman to write her last name in the book,  but wrote only her name.

The woman’s name is mentioned in the documents of the Pasteur Institute in Paris , where in 1888 she was treating from rabies. It was revealed, that the woman came to Paris from Arles in Provence, where he was injected with a new vaccine against rabies , which saved her life.

In order to pay for her treatment, her family ran into debts, and she had to work as a maid in a brothel.  She was too young to be able to register as a prostitute. The source reports that Van Gogh who had mental disorders gave his cut ear to Gabrielle Berlatyen. Note that Berlatyen later married and lived a long life , but never told about his meeting with Van Gogh .