He really did gogh the extra mile. “The Starry Night,” the 1889 hallmark artwork by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, is remarkably congruent to the astronomic principles of our sky, atmospheric ...

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 ...

The whirling shapes in the painting, which was created in 1889, follow a ‘distinct pattern of structures’ seen in the natural environment, according to the study The whirling shapes in Vincent van ...

Two studies published in 2025 pushed back on the claims that the Dutch painter’s famous work accurately depicted a 20th-century mathematical model of turbulence.

When Vincent van Gogh painted “The Starry Night” 135 years ago, he captured a subjective feeling about the heavens. But, as it turns out, real science is also reflected in the iconic piece, a new ...

When post-impressionist Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh created his renowned painting “The Starry Night” — rendering the night sky with swirling brushstrokes of blue and gold — he brought to life his ...

Plus 84 other microscopic masterpieces of artwork. Microbiologist Melanie Sullivan of Missouri recreated Vincent van Gogh's "The Starry Night" for the American Society of Microbiology's 2015 Agar Art ...

Vincent van Gogh sold few pieces during his life. It wasn’t until after his death that his body of work gained widespread acclaim. Sadly, the great artist never could have imagined the kind of legacy ...

It’s often said that art imitates nature, but in the case of a Vincent van Gogh enthusiast in Bosnia, nature has been corralled to imitate art. When Halim Zukic bought a plot of land two decades ago ...

After an immersive experience that took the world by storm, Van Gogh’s Starry Night is coming to your home—in 2,316 pieces. [Photo: Lego] Lego has just unveiled its Starry Night set. Inspired by the ...

For decades, all you’ve needed to reproduce Vincent van Gogh’s 1889 painting Starry Night was a brush, paints, a canvas and loads of talent. But soon you’ll be able to construct a much easier version ...