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The famous painter Edvard Munch (1863-1944) was known to suffer from mental illness, a tragedy that must be acknowledged when assessing The Scream. According to Symbolist theory, paintings should show feelings or states of mind rather than tangible reality; clearly, Edvard Munch subscribed to this belief.

As Munch faces the picture plane, he covers his ears while screaming and compresses the sides of his face. His head becomes skull-like and its curves echo those in the landscape.

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