What constellation is depicted in Vincent van Gogh's "Starry Night"?

The stars probably do not represent a constellation and are randomly placed. However this has apparently been debated. You can read a bit at this link:

http://www.vggallery.com/forum/forum_18.鈥?/a>



A comparison of the painting to Aries is given here.



http://www.vggallery.com/forum/forum_18a鈥?/a>What constellation is depicted in Vincent van Gogh's "Starry Night"?It is most likely the Moon, the planet Venus, and the constellation Aries ("the ram").What constellation is depicted in Vincent van Gogh's "Starry Night"?I don't think any particular constellation is represented in this painting. What's interesting is that it looks like the sky is filled with a bunch of spiral galaxies, rather than stars, presaging the Hubble Deep Field.