The Starry Night is a painting painted by Vincent Van Gogh in 1889. This painting is a painting of the scenery from outside the sanitarium room window at night. Interestingly however, Gogh painted it from memory during the day. The Starry Night is refered to as Vincent VAn Gogh's magnum opus. The Starry Night is an 73 cm by 92 cm oil painting. It was done on a large canvas. It was later sketched with a reed pen on paper that was sent to Gogh's brother to see what he thought about the painting along with other works.
The Starry Night was once an inspiration to composer Henri Dutilleux's orchetra works. He was also inspiration for the American Poet, Anne Sexton, who wrote The Starry Night. In addition to those two he also was an inspiration to other composers and singers. The painting was so beautiful to Andrew McMahon, a singer from the 1980s, that he had the painting tatooed onto his arm.
The Painting is now hanging in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, New York. This Awe-inspiring piece was is and will be hanging for all to see and learn from.
Luigi
ReplyDeleteVery nice - the painting looks especially beautiful against the black background. There is a pop song by Don McClean that was also inspired by the song and the artist. There is another song by Joni Mitchell about the artist that I love. If I can figure out how to send it I will.