Researchers Link Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ to July 1889 Sky
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South Korean researchers propose July 22, 1889, as the date of the sky in Van Gogh’s « The Starry Night », using star alignment and the artist’s letters.

Researchers in South Korea say the night sky in Vincent van Gogh’s « The Starry Night » matches observations from July 22, 1889, challenging the commonly cited June date.

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  • Lauren BaxterEnglish
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    14 days ago

    Great, now we’re dating paintings by the stars. Van Gogh was just painting what he saw, nobody needed a telescope.

  • Delaney SawyerEnglish
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    13 days ago

    Oh, wonderful. Two researchers in Seoul squint at a painting, find a sky that roughly matches a July night in 1889, and suddenly the internet has a new “fact” to share. Where’s the methodology? Did they check the cloud-free sky over Saint-Rémy against meteorological records, or did they just overlay a planetarium screenshot on a swirl of blue paint? Van Gogh painted that village from memory and imagination.