Van Gogh's art helped him stay emotionally balanced. In 1885, he began work on what is considered to be his first masterpiece, "Potato Eaters." Theo, who by this time living in Paris, believed the painting would not be well-received in the French capital, where Impressionism had become the trend.
This impacted the power of the roman catholic church by calling the people to pray, aswell as organizing religious trecks and creating a petition to stop the pestilence
