Which Dutch artist is famous for Starry Night and being deaf on one side?

• A. Rembrandt
• B. Vermeer
• C. Van Gogh
• D. Mondrian

Answer: (C)

Vincent van Gogh is the Dutch artist who painted Starry Night. He’s renowned for expressive, swirling night skies and bold, luminous color, all seen in this iconic work painted in 1889 while he was staying at an asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. The piece captures movement and emotion through thick, textured brushstrokes and a sense of dynamic energy that was central to van Gogh’s style.

A well-known biographical detail about him is that he struggled with mental health and famously cut off part of his ear; there isn’t a widely cited record of him being deaf on one side. That Starry Night association with van Gogh is the strongest link, while the other Dutch painters mentioned—Rembrandt, Vermeer, Mondrian—are known for different periods and styles.