Never has a painting so captured the public imagination. This visionary, expressionist work of art even inspired a very touching hit record by the American recording artist, Don Mclean (Vincent, 1971). As one historian observed, the painting absorbs the viewer into the cosmos whilst standing on the threshold of eternity.

The Starry Night

A painting that inspires the imagination

Never has a painting so captured the public imagination. This visionary, expressionist work of art even inspired a very touching hit record by the American recording artist, Don Mclean (Vincent, 1971). As one historian observed, the painting absorbs the viewer into the cosmos whilst standing on the threshold of eternity.



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The Starry Night

A painting that inspires the imagination

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