The Starry Night

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De sterrennacht is the dutch name of the painting The Starry Night by a post-impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh. It is one of his most well-known painting and has been in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City since 1941. \t The painting was the inspiration for French composer Henri Dutilleux's orchestral work Timbres, Espace, Mouvement, Canadian composer Giancarlo Scalia's piano composition Starry Night and fo... more
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  • Sep 1888

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  • De sterrennacht

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Vincent van Gogh

Vincent Willem van Gogh (30 March 1853–29 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter whose work had a far-reaching influence on 20th century art for its vivid colors and emotional impact. He suffered from anxiety and increasingly frequent bouts of mental illness throughout his life, and died...

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  • 0.737 m (2.42 ft )
  • 0.921 m (3.02 ft )

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