| Norwegian painter Edvard Munch’s The Dance of Life (1899-1900, National Gallery, Oslo) was done as part of a series of works called “The Frieze of Life,” which the artist described as “a poem of life, love, and death.” In this painting, as in most of his works, Munch portrays life as haunted by suffering and death. A mad dance sweeps up the central characters, deforms their faces, and twists their bodies. At one side a young woman in white awaits initiation into the erotic frenzy, while at the other side a woman in black appears to mourn the end of her participation in the dance. Click on the buttons to learn more. |
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