Why it matters
Munch painted the crucifixion on Golgotha with elongated faces and figures that heighten the emotion, experimenting with expressionist techniques. He was strongly influenced by Van Gogh and Gauguin.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1900.
- Golgotha means 'the skull'.
- Munch was then in Germany, in contact with avant-garde artists.
Based on the French Wikipedia article Golgotha (Munch) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
