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Painting of a starry night sky over a river with glowing town lights, reflections on the water, and two figures on the bank.

Starry Night Over the Rhône

A night river scene painted in thick, swirling brushstrokes of deep blue and dark green. Bright yellow stars fill the sky above a line of glowing town lights, their reflections trembling across the water, while a pair of small figures stands on the grassy bank in the lower right.

Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Date
1888
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3840 × 2967 px
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Public domain · Vincent van Gogh died 1890 and the work dates by 1888; 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: Noche estrellada sobre el Ródano

Una escena nocturna de río pintada con pinceladas gruesas y arremolinadas en azul profundo y verde oscuro. Estrellas amarillas brillantes llenan el cielo sobre una hilera de luces urbanas, y sus reflejos tiemblan en el agua, mientras dos figuras pequeñas se encuentran en la orilla herbosa, abajo a la derecha.

Português: Noite estrelada sobre o Ródano

Uma cena noturna de rio pintada com pinceladas espessas e redemoinhadas em azul profundo e verde escuro. Estrelas amarelas brilhantes preenchem o céu acima de uma fileira de luzes da cidade, com reflexos tremulando na água, enquanto duas figuras pequenas estão na margem gramada, no canto inferior direito.

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