The Scream
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The Scream is an art composition created by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch in 1893. The Norwegian name of the piece is Skrik, and the German title under which it was first exhibited is Der Schrei der N
Edvard Munch, 1893, The Scream, oil, tempera and pastel on cardboard, 91 x 73 cm, National Gallery of Norway
Edvard Munch, 1921
A Peruvian mummy at La Specola, Florence
The Scream back in the Munch Museum after recovery and before restoration, September 2006
1883 eruption of Krakatoa
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Between 19 May and 21 October 1883, the volcanic island of Krakatoa began erupting, lasting more than five months. On 27 August, the island had its most significant eruption, which destroyed over 70%
The Scream
…panic attack. Among theories advanced to account for the reddish sky in the background is the artist's memory of the effects of the powerful volcanic eruption of Krakatoa, which deeply tinted sunset skies red in parts of the Western hemisphere for months during 1883 and 1884, about a decade before Munch painted The Scream…
Photograph of the eruption
Lithograph of the eruption c. 1888
Coral block thrown onto the shore of Java by the tsunami
Rhyodacite pumice from the late August 1883 eruption of Krakatoa. This rock floated across the Indian Ocean for almost a year before it washed ashore at Takwa Beach, Kenya, East Africa.