The Starry Night
Vincent van Gogh · 1889
- Artist
- Vincent van Gogh
- Year
- 1889
- Technique
- oil on canvas
- Movement
- Post-Impressionism
- Location
- Museu de Arte Moderna (MoMA), Nova York
De onde vem o dado
About this image
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What Post-Impressionism is
When and how "The Starry Night" was painted
"The Starry Night" is a work by Vincent van Gogh, made in 1889 — more than 137 years ago — using oil on canvas, associated with Post-Impressionism.
The original of "The Starry Night" is on display today at the Museu de Arte Moderna (MoMA), in Nova York (Estados Unidos), and the image on this page is a public-domain photographic reproduction of that same painting, not a photo of the venue.
Why "The Starry Night" is considered significant
"The Starry Night" regularly appears on lists of the world's most famous paintings for representing Post-Impressionism of the 19th century well, and for having influenced generations of artists after Vincent van Gogh.
This site covers only this one work by Vincent van Gogh; the artist's own page has the full biographical context.
Glossário: os termos desta página
Public domain
A work whose copyright protection has expired — usually decades after the author's death, the exact term varies by country — so it can be freely reproduced, including on an ad-supported site.
Oil on canvas
A painting technique using pigment mixed with a drying oil (such as linseed oil), applied to a linen or cotton canvas stretched over a frame.
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