This Van Gogh painting got its inspiration from a real-life French café that’s still open
You might know Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh as the creator of the Starry Night oil-on-canvas, currently found at the MoMA museum. But that’s not his only stunning painting. As it turns out, this next one didn’t magically occur to him but was inspired by an actual spot in Arles, France.
The picture on the left shows the 1888 “Café Terrace at Night” painting, whereas the one on the right is a picture of people having their coffees and croissants at the same place in 2021. Even the lighting is almost identical to the one on the painting after all those years.