De sterrennacht

English: Vincent van Gogh's De sterrennacht (The Starry night) is considered by many to be his magnus opus, it currently resides in New York's Museum of Modern Art.

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  English: van Gogh's De sterrennacht (The Starry night). This Commons file is considered one of the best in the project and was a 2009 picture of the year contestant.

History

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  English: Reed pen drawing by van Gogh, executed after the painting

Colours

English: Tweaking of images for the correct reproduction of colours on a computer screen can be problematic and result in files that are unlike each other, and the real painting.

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  English: This version of the painting is considered by some to be truer to the original.
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  English: The best thing of course is to see a painting in the flesh.

Details

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  English: Lower left side
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  English: Lower right corner
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  English: Upper right corner