Scientists turn art detectives to date van Gogh's 'Starry Night' to actual sky from 1889
A team of South Korean researchers has put forward a new date for the night sky depicted in Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh's famed masterpiece "The Starry…
France 24 reports that a team of South Korean researchers has put forward a new date for the night sky depicted in Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh's famed masterpiece "The Starry Night".
Art historians have long assumed the stars were a product of the artist's fantasy or dated the scene to June 1889 based on the artist's location and other details, but astronomical details like the sliver crescent moon don't line up.
This entertainment story centres on the Netherlands. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Starry Night', Vincent van Gogh and Gogh.
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