The Starry Night
Vincent van GoghOriginal title: De sterrennacht
Date: 1889 ; France , Saint-Remy-de-Provence in terms of modern geography
Art Form: Painting
Dimensions: 73.7 X 92.1 cm. (29.02 X 36.26 in.)
Van Gogh's night sky is a field of roiling energy. Below the exploding stars, the village is a place of quiet order. Connecting earth and sky is the flamelike cypress, a tree traditionally associated with graveyards and mourning. But death was not ominous for van Gogh. "Looking at the stars always makes me dream," he said, "Why, I ask myself, shouldn't the shining dots of the sky be as accessible as the black dots on the map of France? Just as we take the train to get to Tarascon or Rouen, we take death to reach a star."
Although Claude Monet has always been regarded as one of the founding fathers of the Impressionism movement, he and many of the Impressionist artists were also influenced by other artistic styles that impacted their Impressionistic style and led to their establishment in the art society.
One of these influences was the Barbizon School, which was in the French village called Barbizon. This is an important point to note because of Barbizon’s... Continue reading...