Van Gogh, The Starry Night
Apparently, Van Gogh's Starry Night is more scientifically accurate than we thought
Impressionist's best-known masterpieces, famous for its dreamy swirling evocation of the landscape he saw from the window of an asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. But it turns out that the artist's flowing strokes depict some fascinating science too.
‘The Starry Night’ Accurately Depicts a Scientific Theory That Wasn’t Described Until Years After van Gogh’s Death
Researchers say that the iconic painting's swirling sky lines up with Kolmogorov's theory of turbulence, suggesting that the artist was a careful observer of the world around him
Analysis reveals van Gogh's brilliant understanding of fluid dynamics in "The Starry Night"
When Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh produced "The Starry Night" in 1889, he is believed to have put paint to canvas to illustrate the chaotic conditions inside his own mind. Yet according to a new article the journal Physics of Fluids, "The Starry Night ...
Swirling Skies in Van Gogh's 'The Starry Night' Accurately Depict Turbulence
Researchers believe van Gogh spent enough time observing nature that he began to intuitively understand how turbulence operates in the real world.
Van Gogh’s Painting Starry Night Is Scientifically Accurate, Says New Study
After measuring the relative scale and spacing of the whirling strokes, the researchers say van Gogh "accurately captures" cascading energy.
New research finds Van Gogh's ‘Starry Night’ skies align with physics
A new study found that the skies in Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” align with current models of atmospheric turbulence. NBC News’ Ellison Barber talks to astrophysicist Adam Frank on the science behind the iconic swirly sky.
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Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ held a secret — and scientists just discovered the ‘hidden turbulence’
He really did gogh the extra mile. “The Starry Night,” the 1889 hallmark artwork by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, is remarkably congruent to the astronomic principles of our sky, ...
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Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' contains surprisingly accurate physics — suggesting he understood the hidden 'dynamism of the sky'
Van Gogh painted Starry Night in June 1889, while he was living in an asylum in southern France as he recovered from a mental breakdown that resulted in the self-mutilation of his left ear ...
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Turbulent skies of Vincent Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ align with a scientific theory, study finds
The dappled starlight and swirling clouds of Vincent van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” are thought to reflect the artist’s tumultuous state of mind when he painted the work in 1889.
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Why Van Gogh’s Starry Night is scientifically accurate
The whirling shapes in Vincent van Gogh’s painting The Starry Night closely resemble the turbulence seen in nature, according to scientists. Researchers said the Dutch master’s work “reveals a ...