Café Terrace at Night – Lost in Translation? Posted on 27th March 201317th April 2020 by Laurence I was looking for the original title of Vincent Van Gogh’s painting Café Terrace at Night (above right), because I wanted to upload my photo (above left) of the same scene to my profile on the 500px.com website. I try not to leave the ‘description’ field completely empty when I publish an image there, so I thought I’d check out the name of the café, the original name of the painting, and the English name of the painting. The way I see it, there is something of a distortion in the translation. The French name is Terrasse du Café le Soir, and by the time it’s in English, Café Terrace at Night, it’s a generic café terrace in the evening. Continue reading “Café Terrace at Night – Lost in Translation?” →
