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Painting of a swirling night sky with bright stars and a crescent moon, a tall dark cypress at left, and a small village with a church steeple below hills.

The Starry Night

Swirling blue brushstrokes fill a night sky dotted with glowing yellow stars and a crescent moon in the upper right. A dark, flame-like cypress tree rises at left above a small village with a church steeple nestled beneath rolling hills.

Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Date
1889
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3840 × 3041 px
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Public domain · Vincent van Gogh died 1890 and the work dates by 1889; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Vincent van Gogh, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: La noche estrellada, Vincent van Gogh, 1889

Trazos azules arremolinados llenan un cielo nocturno salpicado de estrellas amarillas brillantes y una luna creciente en la parte superior derecha. A la izquierda se eleva un ciprés oscuro y ondulante sobre un pequeño pueblo con campanario bajo colinas.

Português: A Noite Estrelada, Vincent van Gogh, 1889

Pinceladas azuis redemoinhadas preenchem um céu noturno pontilhado de estrelas amarelas brilhantes e uma lua crescente no canto superior direito. À esquerda, um cipreste escuro e ondulante se ergue sobre uma pequena vila com campanário sob colinas.

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