RoozGozinNew Research Proposes a More Precise Date for Van Gogh's "Starry Night" Painting
South Korean researchers claimed that the sky in Van Gogh's "Starry Night" depicts an actual night around July 22, 1889.
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A South Korean research team provided a more precise date for the creation of Van Gogh's "Starry Night" painting. They stated that the sky in the painting shows a waning crescent moon, the planet Venus, and the Hyades star cluster just before dawn around July 22, 1889.