Van Gogh probably cut off his own ear and imagined it was Gauguin, which is why he was so proud of what he’d done that he handed the trophy ear to his favorite hooker. :’) Fon gock was at least half a bubble off of level.
Didn’t Van Gogh have a bad case of tinnitus? I always assumed that’s why he cut off his ear, and why he killed himself. Not that I know anything about it!