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Vincent Van Gohn's Starry Night
Vincent Van Gohn is famed for his work, “Starry Night.” He is considered the second greatest Dutch painter who ever lived. He was known as the local crazy man and spent most of his time in insane asylums. He was constantly mocked and ridiculed for this very reason. Vincent Van Gohn painted “ Starry Night “ through the windows of his asylum room. Vincent Van Gohn managed to portray the beauty of nature openly and honestly through his works of art. Vincent Van Gohn was a remarkable painter.

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