Episode 2 of 6
Painting Creation
- When
- June 1889
- Where
- Saint-Paul-de-Mausole, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Van Gogh painted The Starry Night in mid-June 1889, depicting the view from his asylum room window at Saint-Paul-de-Mausole.
The painting was created in mid-June 1889, inspired by the view from Van Gogh’s bedroom window at the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole mental asylum near Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. It depicts the view from the east-facing window, just before sunrise, with the addition of an imaginary village.
Sources
- The Starry Night Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-06
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