The Scream
Edvard Munch · 1893
- Artist
- Edvard Munch
- Year
- 1893
- Technique
- oil, tempera and pastel on cardboard
- Movement
- Symbolism
- Location
- Museu Nacional da Noruega, Oslo
De onde vem o dado
About this image
Como ler este número
What Symbolism is
When and how "The Scream" was painted
"The Scream" is a work by Edvard Munch, made in 1893 — more than 133 years ago — using oil, tempera and pastel on cardboard, associated with Symbolism.
The original of "The Scream" is on display today at the Museu Nacional da Noruega, in Oslo (Noruega), and the image on this page is a public-domain photographic reproduction of that same painting, not a photo of the venue.
Why "The Scream" is considered significant
"The Scream" regularly appears on lists of the world's most famous paintings for representing Symbolism of the 19th century well, and for having influenced generations of artists after Edvard Munch.
This site covers only this one work by Edvard Munch; the artist's own page has the full biographical context.
Glossário: os termos desta página
Public domain
A work whose copyright protection has expired — usually decades after the author's death, the exact term varies by country — so it can be freely reproduced, including on an ad-supported site.
Tempera
A painting technique that predates oil paint, mixing pigment with egg yolk or another fast-drying binder, giving more opaque colour and a matte finish.
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