Vincent Van Gogh The Starry Night
‘The Starry Night’ is a painting by a well-known Dutch artist, Vincent van Gogh. The painting in itself is quite recognizable and very popular. The object of observation is a scenic view of the 19th century skyline of a Dutch town lighted by a so called ‘starry sky’, filled with a dark blue pastel view of the sky and bright stars shining their celestial light on the humble town.
The painting is inspired by the view outside of van Gogh’s asylum room in Saint-Rémy-De-Province, with an addition of an ‘ideal village’ taking up space in the downward periphery of the artwork. There are small houses and buildings drawn at the bottom of the painting, a half crescent moon at the top right corner and the depiction of a church with a broad steeple.
The painting is inspired by the view outside of van Gogh’s asylum room in Saint-Rémy-De-Province, with an addition of an ‘ideal village’ taking up space in the downward periphery of the artwork. There are small houses and buildings drawn at the bottom of the painting, a half crescent moon at the top right corner and the depiction of a church with a broad steeple.