How can you learn to paint a copy of a Van Gogh painting?

In 1864 he was sent to a boarding school in Zevenbergen and began drawing for the first time. He later worked in his uncle's art galleries. Van Gogh was at one time a preacher, a bookseller, a teacher and an art dealer before becoming an artist. He attended several art schools to learn how to paint. He also had help from his friends, Gaughin, Seurat, Pissaro and Rousseau in learning art.