Edvard Munch?s Hidden Message
After decades of arguments and debates, curators at the National Museum of Norway have confirmed that The Scream?s hidden message was actually written by Edvard Munch himself.
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The Scream; Image Credit: Courtesy of Nasjonalmuseet / Børre Høstland
First found by a Danish art critic in 1904, the inscription was scrawled in the painting?s top left-hand corner and reads ?can only have been painted by a madman?. For years, it was believed to be the work of an unknown vandal who took issue with Edvard Munch?s disconcerting artwork. This theory was supported by the fact that upon its first public unveiling in 1895, critics brushed off the painting as the work of a mad man, arousing speculation regarding Munch?s mental health.
According to Thierry Ford, paintings conservator at the National Museum of Norway, “The writing has always been visible to the naked eye, but it’s been very difficult to interpret”. However, advances in technology have been able to shed new (infrared) light on the subject. Using infrared scans, curators at the museum were able to analyse the inscription in greater detail, allowing them to discern nuances in the handwriting. When compared to Munch?s diaries and letters, the handwriting was found to be an exact match. Events that happened around the time the painting was first unveiled also support the idea that Munch scribbled the damning words himself.
Infrared photogra...
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The Scream; Image Credit: Courtesy of Nasjonalmuseet / Børre Høstland
First found by a Danish art critic in 1904, the inscription was scrawled in the painting?s top left-hand corner and reads ?can only have been painted by a madman?. For years, it was believed to be the work of an unknown vandal who took issue with Edvard Munch?s disconcerting artwork. This theory was supported by the fact that upon its first public unveiling in 1895, critics brushed off the painting as the work of a mad man, arousing speculation regarding Munch?s mental health.
According to Thierry Ford, paintings conservator at the National Museum of Norway, “The writing has always been visible to the naked eye, but it’s been very difficult to interpret”. However, advances in technology have been able to shed new (infrared) light on the subject. Using infrared scans, curators at the museum were able to analyse the inscription in greater detail, allowing them to discern nuances in the handwriting. When compared to Munch?s diaries and letters, the handwriting was found to be an exact match. Events that happened around the time the painting was first unveiled also support the idea that Munch scribbled the damning words himself.
Infrared photogra...
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