Ok, so the image above isn’t an actual Van Gogh painting, but rather a geeky tribute by James Hance, called “The Dark Starry Knight”. Thanks to the Google Art Project, art enthusiasts and Van Gogh fans alike are now able to zoom in on some of his most famous works via gigapixel images. Continue reading to see five stunning examples.
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Van Gogh spent his early adulthood working for a firm of art dealers, traveling between The Hague, London and Paris, after which he taught for a time in England. One of his early aspirations was to become a pastor and from 1879 he worked as a missionary in a mining region in Belgium where he began to sketch people from the local community. In 1885, he painted his first major work The Potato Eaters.
His palette at the time consisted mainly of somber earth tones and showed no sign of the vivid coloration that distinguished his later work. In March 1886, he moved to Paris and discovered the French Impressionists. Later, he moved to the south of France and was influenced by the strong sunlight he found there. His work grew brighter in color, and he developed the unique and highly recognizable style that became fully realized during his stay in Arles in 1888.
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