The Starry Night

painting by Vincent van Gogh
VisualArtwork painting Q45585
The Starry Night
Vincent van Gogh · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Starry Night

Summary

The Starry Night is a painting[1]. It ranks in the top 0.067% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,814 views/month, #4 of 5,957).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Starry Night is the creator of Vincent van Gogh[3].
  • The Starry Night's instance of is recorded as painting[4].
  • The Starry Night is owned by Museum of Modern Art[5].
  • The Starry Night is associated with the Post-impressionism movement[6].
  • The Starry Night's genre is landscape painting[7].
  • The Starry Night's depicts is recorded as night[8].
  • The Starry Night's depicts is recorded as sky[9].
  • The Starry Night's depicts is recorded as Cupressus[10].
  • The Starry Night's depicts is recorded as Saint-Rémy-de-Provence[11].
  • The Starry Night's depicts is recorded as Moon[12].
  • The Starry Night's depicts is recorded as star[13].
  • The Starry Night's depicts is recorded as Alpilles[14].
  • The Starry Night's depicts is recorded as cloud[15].
  • The Starry Night is made of oil paint[16].
  • The Starry Night is made of canvas[17].
  • The Starry Night's collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art[18].
  • The Starry Night's inventory number is recorded as 472.1941[19].
  • The location of The Starry Night was Museum of Modern Art[20].
  • The Starry Night's Commons category is recorded as The Starry Night by van Gogh[21].
  • The Starry Night's country of origin is recorded as France[22].
  • The Starry Night's catalog code is recorded as F612[23].
  • The Starry Night's catalog code is recorded as JH1731[24].
  • January 1, 1889 marks the founding of The Starry Night[25].
  • The Starry Night's significant event is recorded as purchasing[26].
  • The Starry Night's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Starry Night by van Gogh[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Starry Night is the creator of Vincent van Gogh[3].

Publication

The Starry Night's genre is landscape painting[7].

Subject and Themes

The Starry Night is associated with the Post-impressionism movement[6].

Material and Period

Recorded made from material include oil paint[16] and canvas[17]. The Starry Night took place at Museum of Modern Art[20].

Cultural Impact

Things named for The Starry Night include Sterrennacht[28], a star[29].

Why It Matters

The Starry Night ranks in the top 0.067% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,814 views/month, #4 of 5,957).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for it include Sterrennacht[28], a star[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . RKDimages. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . oxfordartonline.com. oxfordartonline.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . RKDimages. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Made from material oil paint, canvas
    Copyright status public domain
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