What is The Starry Night?

The Starry Night is based on van Gogh’s direct observations as well as his imagination, memories, and emotions. Van Gogh depicted the view at different times of day and under various weather conditions, including sunrise, moonrise, sunshine-filled days, overcast days, windy days, and one day with rain. The hospital staff did not allow Van Gogh to paint in his bedroom, but he was able to make sketches in ink or charcoal on paper, and eventually, he would base newer variations on previous versions. The Starry Night is the only nocturne in the series of views from his bedroom window. He first painted a corner of the nocturnal sky in Cafe Terrace on the Place du Forum, Arles. A few months later, just after being confined to a mental institution, Van Gogh painted another version of the same subject: Starry Night, in which the violence of his troubled psyche is fully expressed. Trees are shaped like flames while the sky and stars whirl in a cosmic vision. The Musée d’Orsay’s Starry Night is more serene, an atmosphere reinforced by the presence of a couple of lovers at the bottom of the canvas.

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