Researchers say that the iconic painting's swirling sky lines up with Kolmogorov's theory of turbulence, suggesting that the artist was a careful observer of the world around him

A new study suggests Vincent van Gogh showed a deep, intuitive understanding of the mathematical structure of turbulence in his painting “The Starry Night.”

Scientists recently analyzed Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night to see how well its famous swirls matched up with known atmospheric physics. After analysis, they found that not only did the shapes match up with our current ideas of atmospheric turbulence,

The whirling shapes in Vincent van Gogh’s painting The Starry Night closely resemble real turbulence, as seen in swirling water or smoke from a chimney, according to scientists. Researchers said the Dutch master’s work “reveals a deep and intuitive understanding of natural phenomena”,