Paesaggio acceso dagli astri presents an incandescent field of color applied with extraordinary physical intensity, the oil paint built up in dense, ridged striations that sweep horizontally across the canvas surface. Nicola De Maria works in a register of pure chromatic combustion, layering cadmium reds, burning oranges, and luminous yellows into a sky-like expanse that dominates the upper three-quarters of the composition. Below, a band of cool blue and white resolves into a broad field of emerald and teal green, grounding the work with a suggestion of earth or water meeting a blazing atmosphere. The textural relief of the paint is considerable, with palette knife marks and loaded brushwork creating a topography that catches light and changes character depending on viewing angle and ambient illumination. This physicality is not incidental but central to De Maria's practice, which treats the painted surface as a site of spiritual and sensory activation rather than mere representation. De Maria, born in Foglianise in 1954 and associated with the Transavanguardia movement that swept Italian art in the late 1970s and 1980s, has always pursued a form of painting rooted in visionary intensity and an almost mystical relationship to color and mark. Where his Transavanguardia contemporaries such as Sandro Chia and Francesco Clemente often favored figuration freighted with mythological or psychological content, De Maria moved toward a language of pure color field animation, suffused with references to cosmic and spiritual energy. The title of this work, which translates roughly as landscape lit by the stars, reflects his consistent orientation toward the celestial and the elemental, framing the painted surface as a kind of luminous revelation rather than a descriptive record of observed nature. At 50 by 40 centimeters, this is an intimate work within De Maria's output, and that intimacy rewards close looking. The relatively modest scale concentrates the energy of the composition, making the chromatic force feel contained and pressurized rather than expansive. For the collector, the work represents a mature and confident statement from an artist whose international profile has grown substantially through retrospectives and institutional acquisitions across Europe. It carries the conviction of a painter who has spent decades refining a singular vision, and it retains an immediacy and warmth that makes sustained engagement deeply rewarding.