Explanation:
A vantage point is used in linear perspective as a stationary point from which a viewer is related to the object/figure being rendered. It can be thought of as the point of reference from which all things in the artwork can be related to. The vantage point may be very high or very low. High = bird's-eye-view.
A flag because it shows where or what you are representing.
Answer:
Vincent van Gogh
Explanation: He cut off his left ear when tempers flared with Paul Gauguin, the artist with whom he had been working for a while in Arles.
