Van Gogh's "The Starry Night" seems to follow a mathematical theory describing fluids in nature. He couldn't have understood the equations, which came about decades after his death. Researchers found ...
Scientists recently analyzed Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night to see how well its famous swirls matched up with known atmospheric physics. After analysis, they found that not only did the shapes match ...
On this, the scientists agree: Vincent van Gogh’s masterful post-impressionist painting “The Starry Night” is an iconic piece of art. Its mesmerizing whirls and swirls capture the imagination. But do ...
In his swirling 1889 masterwork, The Starry Night, Vincent van Gogh took certain artistic liberties. The quaint valley village is imaginary and the brilliant crescent moon was actually in waning ...
The Starry Night, Vincent van Gogh, 1889 Art Images via Getty Images Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night (1889), which features a sky of swirling blue hues streaked with bright gold, is one of the ...
Two decades ago, a pair of physicists stood in a museum in Madrid contemplating the work of the post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh. One word kept popping up to describe the artist’s work and ...
Researchers believe van Gogh spent enough time observing nature that he began to intuitively understand how turbulence operates in the real world. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X ...
The study authors measured the relative scale and spacing of the whirling brush strokes in Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night,” along with variances in luminance of the paint to see if the laws that apply ...
The famous painting from Dutch post-impressionist Vincent van Gogh has sparked controversy among physicists. Two decades ago, a pair of physicists stood in a museum in Madrid contemplating the work of ...