Винсент Ван Гог - Бражник мёртвая голова или Императорская ночная бабочка 1889

View of Arles with Trees in Blossom 1889 Ward in the Hospital in Arles 1889 Trees in the Garden of the Asylum Great Peacock Moth 1889 The Garden of Saint-Paul Hospital 1889 The Iris 1889 Irises 1889
Great Peacock Moth 1889

Бражник мёртвая голова или Императорская ночная бабочка 1889
33x24см холст/масло
Amsterdam, Van Gogh Museum

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In May 1889 Van Gogh began work on Green Peacock Moth which he self-titled Death's Head Moth. The moth, called death's head, is a rarely seen nocturnal moth. He described the large moth's colors "of amazing distinction, black, grey, cloudy white tinged with carmine or vaguely shading off into olive green." Behind the moth is a background of Lords-and-Ladies. The size of the moth and plants in the background pull the spectator into the work. The colors are vivid, consistent with Van Gogh's passion and emotional intensity. Van Gogh Museum's title for this work is Emperor Moth.