Was Van Gogh an environmentalist ahead of his time?

That raises an interesting point, reminds me of the recent mockery on ~~Twitter~~ X of certain PhD thesis:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/callumbooth/2024/12/02/the-online-reaction-to-the-politics-of-smell-phd-examined/

We often force our own preconceptions of smell, noise, and other sensory contexts, when reading or looking at past works, missing the original intent.

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That raises an interesting point, reminds me of the recent mockery on ~~Twitter~~ X of certain PhD thesis:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/callumbooth/2024/12/02/the-online-reaction-to-the-politics-of-smell-phd-examined/
We often force our own preconceptions of smell, noise, and other sensory contexts, when reading or looking at past works, missing the original intent.