Inheritance | Edvard Munch | 1899 19th Century while highlighting the intensity and

while highlighting the intensity and chaos of the moment

Clad in tattered clothing and clutching a smoking torch

typical of 19th century depictions of witches

such as The Nightmare

Inheritance | Edvard Munch | 1899 19th Century while highlighting the intensity andInheritance (Norwegian: 18971899) is an oil on canvas by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch (18631944). The work portrays a grieving mother afflicted with syphilis cradling her infant, who suffers from congenital syphilis. Munch was inspired to create the painting after visiting the Hpital Saint Louis in Paris, where he witnessed a woman weeping for her stricken child. The composition centers on the stark contrast between the childs lifeless, pallid