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Starry Night (planetarium Software)
''The Starry Night'', often called simply ''Starry Night'', is an Oil painting, oil-on-canvas painting by the Dutch Post-Impressionism, Post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh. Painted in June 1889, it depicts the view from the east-facing window of his Lunatic asylum, asylum room at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, just before sunrise, with the addition of an imaginary village. It has been in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City since 1941, acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss#The Lillie P. Bliss Bequest, Lillie P. Bliss Bequest. Described as a "touchstone of modern art", ''The Starry Night'' has been regarded as one of the most recognizable paintings in the Western canon. The painting was created in mid-June 1889, inspired by the view from Van Gogh’s bedroom window at the Monastery of Saint-Paul de Mausole, Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum. The former monastery functioned as a mental asylum, where Van Gogh voluntarily admitted himself on May 8, 1889, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Vincent Van Gogh
Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade, he created approximately 2,100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most of them in the last two years of his life. His oeuvre includes Trees and Undergrowth (Van Gogh series), landscapes, Still life paintings by Vincent van Gogh (Paris), still lifes, Portraits by Vincent van Gogh, portraits, and Portraits of Vincent van Gogh, self-portraits, most of which are characterised by bold colours and dramatic Paintwork, brushwork that contributed to the rise of expressionism in modern art. Van Gogh's work was only beginning to gain critical attention before he died from a self-inflicted gunshot at age 37. During his lifetime, only one of Van Gogh's paintings, ''The Red Vineyard'', was sold. Born into an upper-middle-class family, Van Gogh drew as a child and was serious, qui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
