Van Gogh: Hidden Turbulence in The Starry Night

The Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh, located at the MoMA (Museum of Modern Art), New York (United States) ©Getty – Fine Art / Contributor

Do the Starry Night skies represent real-world physical phenomena? By analyzing the Dutch painter’s brushstrokes, this new study reveals that the swirls hide turbulence, a particular behavior of fluids.