Astronomical Simulations Pinpoint Date of Van Gogh's 'The Starry Night'

Vincent van Gogh's "The Starry Night" most likely shows the sky before dawn on or around July 22, 1889, above Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports. Art historians had placed the scene in June 1889, based on the artist's letters to his brother Theo.

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