The Starry Night

I never had art classes in my life, but I know some pieces of art, the most famous. One of these is the painting called The Starry Night, an oil on canvas done by the Dutch post-impressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh. It was painted in June in 1889 while Van Gogh was living in the Saint-Remy-de-Provence sanitarium.

While he lived there, Van Gogh painted approximately eight hundred letters. Around six hundred fifty was for his younger brother, who gave him help to paint giving him selfless monetary assistance. With his younger brother he had a close relationship.

I like this painting because when I look at it I think in the Vincent’s sadness, sadness for stay in the sanitarium alone, maybe wishing be out, with another people, or sadness for wanting to feel better. He died in France, in July in 1890.

The last year, the English teacher shows to class a song about Vincent Van Gogh, played by the singer Don Mclean, called Vincent (Starry Starry Night).  It’s a very beautiful song, next you can read my favorite extract.

Now I understand

What you tried to say to me

And how you suffered for your sanity

And how you tried to set them free