Turbulent skies of Vincent Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” align with a scientific theory, study finds

In 2017, Astrophysicist Trinh Xuan Thuan talked about his admiration for Vincent Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night,” revealing how the painter had intuited the colors of the stars long before science. [France Culture | audio in French]

The vision took place at night, yet the painting was created in several sessions during the day [MoMA, NYC]