Starry Night Over the Rhône ☵ Van Gogh ☰ Canvas prussian blue pedestrians on a cobblestone street

pedestrians on a cobblestone street illuminated by a nearby shop

popular at the time

it is a "tronie" - not intended to depict a specific person

illustrating the vastness of the terrain and sky

Starry Night Over the Rhône ☵ Van Gogh ☰ Canvas prussian blue pedestrians on a cobblestone streetStarry Night Over the Rhne (1888) by Vincent van Gogh was painted on the bank of the river a short walk from the Yellow House. Intrigued by the challenge of painting at night, the night sky and lighting effects became the subject for some of van Gogh's most famous paintings, including Caf Terrace at Night (painted earlier the same month) and The Starry Night, painted in 1889. Starry Night Over the Rhne captures the reflection of gas lighting from the