4.4K views · 127 reactions | Don McLean - Vincent (Starry Starry Night) (1972) | FlashBack Hits | Facebook

30K views · 1.4K reactions | Official Video: To celebrate Vincent Van Gogh’s Birthday we are releasing my song Vincent (Starry Starry Night) from the Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit. To see my performance of Vincent live go to DonMcLean.com for tickets near you! | Don McLean | Facebook

We know what Vincent van Gogh looked like mostly because of his self-portraits. There is only one photograph of him that survives, taken when he was a teenager. So the image we have of him as an adult comes entirely from his self-portraits, which show a man with red hair, green eyes, and sharp features. What makes this one stand out is that Van Gogh himself said it captured his “true character.” Normally, he painted himself looking serious, but here you can see the exhaustion and weight of his s

What’s your favourite detail? ✏️ ‘Sketches of Figures and Studies of a Hand’, 1890 © Van Gogh Museum | Vincent van Gogh