Astronomers say van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ may have been inspired by real celestial arrangement | CNN
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Van Gogh’s 1889 “The Starry Night” was probably rooted in observation, according to scientists who say they have identified the actual night sky he may have depicted.
"The Starry Night" was painted in Provence in the summer of 1889.
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For more than a century, Vincent van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” was believed to have been the result of imagination, previous drawings and memories of scenes he had seen outside his barred asylum bedroom window in France.
However, the 1889 artwork was probably rooted much more in observation than fantasy, according to scientists in South Korea who say they have identified the actual night sky potentially depicted by the post-impressionist Dutch painter.
