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Timing a Moonrise: Van Gogh painting put on the calendar

By Ron Cowen

- More than 2 years ago

Partially hidden by mountains, a glowing orange orb rises over golden stacks of wheat. Vincent van Gogh’s “Moonrise” depicts a scene in Provence with the painter’s unmistakable palette of brilliant, swirling colors.

ALL IN THE TIMING. Researchers have determined when van Gogh painted his “Moonrise.” Courtesy Kröller-Müller Museum, The Netherlands

Historians have long debated exactly when in 1889 van Gogh created the painting.