The Starry Night (Van Gogh, 1889)

Painted by Vincent van Gogh in June 1889 while he was a voluntary patient at the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum in Saint-Remy-de-Provence, The Starry Night depicts the view from his room window just before sunrise. Van Gogh sold only one painting during his lifetime, but The Starry Night now attracts over 5 million visitors annually to MoMA in New York, where it has been permanently displayed since 1941. It has inspired more than 15,000 versions and adaptations in music, film, and digital art.