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    In Van Gogh’s childhood‚ he was born and raised in a religious Dutch Reformed Church family in southern Netherland. Affected by his family‚ Van Gogh was also a religious person‚ even had the experience as missionary when he was young. In the later year‚ he turned to God in hope of a resurrection from the torture of depression. Van Gogh continued the serving for God while painting at the same time. For these reasons‚ there are numerous underlying religious meanings dedicated to The Starry Night. One

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    study/Essay Visual Arts Vincent Van Gogh Vincent Van Gogh was born 30th March‚ 1853‚ in Groot-Zundert‚ Netherlands. Vincent used expressionistic colour‚ line and composition to record his life experiences‚ the people he encountered and the many disappointments he felt. Vincent’s father‚ Theodorus van Gogh‚ was an austere country minister‚ and his mother‚ Anna Cornelia Carbentus‚ was a moody artist whose love of nature‚ drawing and watercolours was transferred to her son. At age 15‚ van Gogh’s family

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    first painting I will contrast is the most famous Starry Night by the most vnoted Van Gogh although the reason of not denying the popularity of Starry Night‚ it’s also interesting to bring to mind that there is very little known about Vincent’s own feelings toward his work. As studies read Vincent would often discuss specific works in great detail‚ but not so in the case of Starry Night. As it yet difficult to say‚ due to him not expressing the strong feelings for the famous painting Starry

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    Alex Montalbano Vincent van Gogh 1 In the painting Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh‚ you see two prominent swirls in the background in the sky. One swirl flows into the second‚ smaller swirl. Both light blue swirls are flowing to the right through a dark blue night sky. In the upper right hand corner is a yellow-orange crescent moon surrounded by a yellow glow. Also in the background are eleven variously sized yellow-orange stars scattered amongst the blue sky. At the bottom of the background‚ right

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    com‚ art is defined as skilled workmanship‚ execution‚ or agency as distinguished from nature.”(www.dictionary.com) Thefreedictionary.com defines art as “human effort to imitate‚ supplement‚ alter or counteract the work of nature.” (www.thefreedictionary.com). I translate this into man taking what is naturally created and either replicates‚ builds upon‚ changes in some form or completely opposes it with works of their own. Painting http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/gogh/starry-night/gogh

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    Van Gogh’s Starry Eyes Brings Out a Starry Night Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night is probably his most famous painting. Instantly recognizable because of its unique style‚ this work has been the subject of poetry‚ fiction‚ CD-ROMs as well as the well known song "Vincent" or "StarryStarry Night" by Don McLean. Starry Night was painted in the mental asylum of Saint-Remy‚ 13 months before Van Gogh’s death at the age of 37. This exemplary painting was made using oil paints on a canvas with the size

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    II. Early Life of van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh was born on March 30‚ 1853 in Groot- Zundert‚ a village close to Breda in the province of North Brabant¬¬¬¬¬-a region in the south of the Netherlands‚ a predominantly Catholic area. He was the oldest child of Theodorus van Gogh‚ a minister of the Dutch reformed church‚ and Anna Cornelia Carbentus. As a child‚ Vincent was serious‚ silent and thoughtful. He attended the Zundert Village School from 1860‚ where the single Catholic teacher taught

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    Starry Night Thesis: Vincent van Gogh took a risk‚ painted an enormous artistic achievement‚ and creating for us a sort of balance when viewing Starry Night.  For most of my life particularly in the night the sky opens me up to the universe beyond. Van Gogh must of felt the same way as he captured resplendent color‚ a tree‚ and a town like no one else before.  Vincent van Gogh moved to Arles where he spent much of his time living there out side painting objects or landscape but not many people

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    Vincent van Gogh painted over eight hundred paintings in less than ten years. He lived from 1853-1890 only spending the last ten years of his life painting. Gogh’s most frequently used style was impasto‚ thickly used oil paints on stretched canvases allowing the movement‚ and texture to be visually seen. Each one of his pieces of work had a rare meaning behind it. People believe after his father’s death Gogh’s artistic talents were unbound due to his technique‚ and talents that changed miraculously

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    Van GoghStarry Night and the Influence of Many Post-Impressionist Vincent Van Gogh was an inspiring artist‚ whose unique techniques and styles captured the attention of many artists and critics. Van Gogh’s emotions and surroundings was what interpreted his paintings. When it comes to the topic of Van Gogh’s artistic approach‚ each of his pieces displayed a brilliant use of color along with molding color and harmony with applying the elements and principles of art. While developing his techniques

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