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The Starry Night
The painting depicts the view from van Gogh's room window in the psychiatric hospital in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, just before dawn. It shows a sky full of swirling stars and blurred clouds above an idealized village. At the central point of the composition is a tall cypress tree, which van Gogh connects the sky with the earth. The painting reflects the artist's dreams of death as a passage to the stars and is one of the most famous works in art history.
Portrait of the Creator
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Artist
Vincent van Gogh
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Date of birth and death
30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890
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Style
Post-Impressionism, expressive brushwork, vibrant color, emotional intensity
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Significant works
Sunflowers, Bedroom in Arles, The Starry Night, Wheatfield with Crows, Sorrowing Old Man
Information about the work
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Year:
1889
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Execution technique:
oil on canvas
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Location:
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, USA
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Theme:
Night sky, nature, dream
Internal Narrative and Creative Framework
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Inner Narrative
The composition shows van Gogh's emotional vision of the world, combining light and darkness, reality and fantasy, symbolizing a spiritual journey and transcendence.
The key to interpreting the work
Interpret as a combination of the artist's personal experiences, his feelings, dreams, and symbolism of death and rebirth.See other works by this artist
