Van Gogh painted Starry Night while undergoing treatment for mental illness in Saint Remy, France
The painting is an artistic expression of the view from his bedroom window in the asylum
Van Gogh struggled with his mental health, but he always used art as a way to process his emotions and troubles
If you look past the tortured artist, you'll find a principled, sensitive, and religious man who just wanted to create his art
Starry Night is actually NOT the same painting as Starry Night Over the Rhone...Even though they share similar names and are both painted in Van Gogh's signature style
Starry Night Over the Rhone was painted in the fall of 1888 and currently lives in France
While Starry Night has been at the MOMA in New York City since 1941
See both masterpieces for yourself at Beyond Van Gogh