# The Starry Night

By [Vincent van Gogh](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/vincent-van-gogh.md>), 1889.

Van Gogh turns the view from Saint-Rémy into a rhythmic night of spiraling sky, radiant stars, and a village held beneath a dark cypress.

## Details

- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 73.7 × 92.1 cm
- Collection: [The Museum of Modern Art](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/galleries/moma.md>)

[View collection record](<https://www.moma.org/collection/works/79802>)

- Categories: Painting
- Styles: [Post-Impressionism](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/post-impressionism.md>)

## Image

![A blue night landscape with a swirling sky, bright stars, a crescent moon, and a tall dark cypress.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/moma-starry-night/full.jpg?v=f12990b1a730cd1063ef7ba7e35e7b07af0a99739e76f92e0a9d0e5c6a1aea92>)

## Sources & credits

- Image via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
- Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest
- [Image source](<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Van_Gogh_-_Starry_Night_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg>)
- Artwork metadata based on The Museum of Modern Art collection records; image provenance is recorded per artwork.

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