Researchers match van Gogh's "Starry Night" to a real 1889 night sky
A team of South Korean researchers says the sky in van Gogh's "The Starry Night" matches an actual night in 1889, which points to a new date for the scene.
A team of South Korean researchers has traced the sky in Vincent van Gogh's "The Starry Night" to a real night in 1889. They say this suggests a new date for the scene, according to ABC News and France 24.
France 24 reports that art historians have long treated the stars as the artist's invention. Others dated the scene to June 1889, based on where van Gogh was and other details. According to France 24, astronomical details such as the thin crescent moon do not fit that date.
The reports do not say what new date the researchers propose or how they reached it.
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- ABC NewsNew study traces van Gogh's famed 'Starry Night' to an actual night sky from 1889Thu, Oct 22, 11:32 AM EDT
- France 24Scientists turn art detectives to date van Gogh's 'Starry Night' to actual sky from 1889Thu, Oct 22, 1:27 PM EDT
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