In his swirling 1889 masterwork, The Starry Night, Vincent van Gogh took certain artistic liberties. The quaint valley village is imaginary and the brilliant crescent moon was actually in waning ...
The artist died before the theory of turbulence was even created. So how are the whirls and eddies in his 1889 painting so spookily spot-on? Name: The Starry Night. Age: 135. Appearance: Textbook Van ...