Vincent Van Gogh’s The Starry Night: Great Art Explained

Great Art Explained totally unique merchandise available here - Please consider supporting this channel on Patreon, thanks! Or if you prefer a one off donation - I would like to thank all my Patreon supporters, in particular Alexander Velser, Bria Nicole Art, David Abreu, Christa Sawyer Eric Mann, Pawel Juszczyk and Tyler Wittreich. I would like to thank all my Patreon supporters, in particular David Abreu, Christa Sawyer Eric Mann, and Pawel Juszczyk. “What a brilliant series this is“ - Stephen Fry on Twitter 12 December 2020 “Thoroughly researched and cleverly presented, with stunning visuals, Great Art Explained makes you realise that familiarity with a work of art sometimes makes us indifferent to its power“ - Forbes Magazine, 9 July 2020 Great art explained. James Payne discusses ’The Starry Night’. If you would like to know why I didn’t include the theory about Vincent being murdered or killed by accident, here is a very good article which explains the reason - If you are affected by any of the issues in this video please go to and if you would like to donate to a mental health charity please go to MIND at - I started “Great Art Explained“ during lockdown. My aim is to make videos which focus on one great artwork. I want to present art in a jargon free, entertaining, clear and concise way with no gimmicks. Subscribe and click the bell icon to get more arts content. Each video takes me about three weeks to a month, so I download at least once a month: Vincent van Gogh was a largely self-taught artist who didn’t pick up a paintbrush until he was 30 years old. Just seven years later, he would be dead. It was really his last four years where he developed the style we would come to know him by, and these were also his most prolific years. Once he found his way, he was making up for lost time. My English subtitles are available, as well as many other languages thanks to volunteers Este video esta disponible con subtítulos en español. Haga clic en “settings“ ⚙️ Τώρα με υπότιτλους στα ελληνικά Thanks to Michael Payne and Laura Arumí Arderiu for the Spanish Translation. Thanks to Bart Vergouwe for Dutch Subtitles. Thanks to Cosimo Botticelli for the Italian Subtitles Questo video è disponibile con sottotitoli in Italiano, premi sull’icona delle impostazioni ⚙️ Bosnian subtitles by Ajdin Islamovic - thank you! Farsi subtitles by Hamed Manoochehri - thank you! Thanks to Charles Xue for Chinese subtitles. 现有中文字幕，请于设置中选择 Hindi subtitles by Mrityunjay Vikram Singh French subtitles by Ismael Kraeber Hungarian subtitles by Melinda Fodor Vietnamese subtitles by Katie Mahp Turkish subtitles by Burak Akbas Arabic subtitles by Heav Ismail German Subtitles by Victoria Drabik Polish subtitles by Pawel Noster Portuguese (Br) subtitles by Gustavo Lyra Greek Subtitles by Lefteris Tsanas CREDITS All the videos, songs, images, and graphics used in the video belong to their respective owners and I or this channel does not claim any right over them. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Photo of Van Gogh bedroom - Saint Rémy de Provence Tourisme Music: Gymnopedie No 1 - Satie Stars timelapse video - Paris 1900 footage - BOOKS Starry Night: Van Gogh at the Asylum by Martin Bailey (recommended) Vincent Van Gogh: The Asylum Year by Edwin Mullins Van Gogh’s Ear: The True Story by Bernadette Murphy (excellent) On the Verge of Insanity: Van Gogh and His Illness - Various Van Gogh Paintings: The Masterpieces by Belinda Thomson The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh (Penguin Classics)