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“Death in the Sick Room” by Edvard Munch

The Munch painting explores tuberculosis and death through the survivors they affect

In the 1895 painting Death in the Sick Room, Norwegian symbolist Edvard Munch takes a unique look at his sister Johanne Sophie and her death by tuberculosis. Rather than fix his gaze on his sister, Munch directs his attention to … Continue reading

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