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Edvard Munch at the National Portrait Gallery: Portraits of a Tormented Soul

Art news • 3 minutes read

The National Portrait Gallery in London will present an exhibition of portraits by Edvard Munch from 13 March to 15 June 2025 , highlighting 40 works illustrating his exploration of human emotions. Through his self-portraits and portraits, the exhibition will reveal his inner struggles, his artistic genius, and his impact on modern art .

The shadow behind the brush: the most disturbing biographies in art history

Art history • 20 minutes read

Discover the darker, more tormented side of the artists who created disturbing masterpieces. We will discuss not their works, but the troubled lives of Caravaggio, Goya, Munch, Dalí and other masters, revealing the stories of violence, anguish and madness that fueled their creative genius...

Northern European art explained in 10 pictorial masterpieces

Art history • 11 minutes read

In an imaginary museum, the most iconic works of Nordic art are brought together to narrate the artistic identity of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. Munch's “The Scream” opens the tour with its intense expression of anguish, followed by “The Dance of Life”...

Munch's Scream: yesterday and today

Scandinavian art history • 8 minutes read

Let's face it, art history books in which, in order to talk about the figurative evolution of a particular country, a tedious succession of names, definitions and dates are listed, turn out to be rather sterile in terms of learning...

The Scream

Famous artist • 6 minutes read

The Scream is a famous painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. The painting is universally recognized as an iconic illustration of existential fear and human anxiety. The distressed figure in the artwork has been read as a metaphor for the modern person's sense of loneliness and despair in the face of a heartless and uncaring universe.

Edvard Munch

Famous artist • 11 minutes read

Edvard Munch was a Norwegian painter and printmaker. His most famous piece, The Scream (1893), has grown to become one of the most recognizable paintings in Western art. Munch was part of the Symbolist movement and is known for his emotionally charged and psychologically complex works. His art often explored themes of love, death, and human vulnerability, and he was deeply influenced by his own experiences of loss and grief.