Art Wall Madonna by Edvard Munch Gallery Wrapped Canvas Art, 18 by 24-Inch

• Artist: edvard munch
• Title: madonna
• Type: oil on canvas
• Dimensions: 18x24
• Reproduction is completely made in the usa; printed on high quality canvas and professionally hand-stretched/gallery wrapped

Although it is a highly unusual representation, this painting might be of mary, the mother of jesus. until the 20th century mary was usually represented in high art as a chaste, mature woman. true to the norwegian cultural beliefs and way of life, the painting is a strong dose of conceivable realism. sigrun rafter, an art historian at the oslo national gallery suggests that munch intended to represent mary in the life-making act of intercourse, with the sanctity and sensuality of the union captured by munch. the usual golden halo of mary has been replaced with a red halo symbolizing the love and pain duality. the viewer's viewpoint is that of the man who is making love with her. even in this unusual pose, she embodies some of the key elemen

Art Wall Madonna by Edvard Munch Gallery Wrapped Canvas Art, 18 by 24-Inch