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The Scream

The Scream Notes

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The Scream The 1893 masterpiece by Edvard Munch depicting a figure in anguish under a blood-red sky.
The Frieze of Life The larger series of paintings by Edvard Munch that includes "The Scream," "Anxiety," and "Despair."
Krakatoa The 1883 volcanic eruption theorized to have caused the vivid, swirling red sky depicted in the painting.
Peruvian Mummy A hairless, skull-like figure seen by Munch in Paris that likely inspired the central character's appearance.
1994 Winter Olympics The event during which "The Scream" was stolen from the National Gallery in Oslo.
Thanks for the poor security The famous note left behind by thieves who stole the painting in 1994.
Munch Museum The museum dedicated to the artist in Oslo from which a version of the painting was stolen in 2004.
Oslofjord The body of water visible in the background of the painting, viewed from the hill of Ekeberg.
Lithograph The medium Munch used to create black-and-white prints of the scene, allowing it to be widely distributed.
Could only have been painted by a madman The pencil inscription found in the sky of the 1893 version, likely written by Munch himself.
Two Dark Figures The people walking away on the bridge in the background, representing the artist's friends.
Nacreous Clouds Rare "mother-of-pearl" clouds that some scientists believe inspired the swirling colors of the sky.
Jealousy and Syphilis Concepts represented by figures in other works that perform the same screaming action as the central figure.
National Gallery The Oslo museum that houses the most famous 1893 oil, tempera, and pastel version of the work.
Four Versions The number of distinct versions of "The Scream" created by Munch using different media between 1893 and 1910.
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