Jean de La Bruyère (1645-1696) “La vie est une tragédie pour celui qui sent et une comédie pour celui qui pense.” (Life is a tragedy to those who feel and a comedy to those who think.)
Jean de La Bruyère: Quotations
Jean de La Bruyère
(1645–1696) Works: • Les Caractères (French) ◊ The Characters (English) Quotes: • Jean de La Bruyère: Quotations Born August 16 1645 Paris (France) Died May 11 1696 Versailles (France) Occupation Philosopher Writer
Weeping Nude (1913-1914)
Munch, Edvard (1863-1944) Weeping Nude 1913–1914 Oil on canvas, 110 × 135 cm Munch Museum, Oslo
The Sick Child (1885-1886)
Munch, Edvard (1863-1944) The Sick Child (Det Syke Barn) 1885–1886 Oil on canvas, 120 x 118.5 cm Nationalgalleriet, Oslo Edvard Munch used a simple composition for this sickbed scene, placing the main image in the centre and to the fore of…
The Scream (1910)
Munch, Edvard (1863-1944) The Scream (Der Schrei) probably 1910 Tempera and oil on cardboard, 83.5 × 66 cm Munch Museum, Oslo 5 things you should know about The Scream Written by: Ute Kuhleman Falck, curator at MUNCH It is one of the…
Self-Portrait in Hell (1903)
Munch, Edvard (1863-1944) Self-Portrait in Hell (Selvportrett i helvete) 1903 Oil on canvas, 82 × 66 cm Munch Museum, Oslo In this period Munch embarks on a creative quest to reinvent himself as an artist. His images from the 1890s, suddenly seem outdated. As…
Self-Portrait (1895)
Munch, Edvard (1863-1944) Self-Portrait (Selvportrett) 1895 Lithograph, 458 × 314 mm Munch Museum, Oslo In the period before Munch makes this self-portrait, some of his most famous motifs are created, including The Scream, Vampire, Puberty and Madonna. He takes up printmaking, which gives…
Self-Portrait (1882)
Munch, Edvard (1863-1944) Self-Portrait (Selvportrett) 1882 Oil on canvas, 26 × 19 cm Munch Museum, Oslo
Munch Museum (Oslo)
Opened: 1963 New building opened in 2021 Address: Edvard Munchs Plass 1, 0194 Oslo, Norway Website: https://munchmuseet.no/en/ Collection: • Munch, Edvard (1863-1944): Self-Portrait (1882) • Munch, Edvard (1863-1944): Self-Portrait (1895) • Munch, Edvard (1863-1944): Self-Portrait in Hell (1903) • Munch, Edvard (1863-1944): The Scream (1910) • Munch, Edvard (1863-1944): Weeping Nude (1913-1914) See also: • Museums |…
