Question

question 24

choose the correct style of this work.

baroque
neoclassicism
romanticism
realism
impressionism
symbolism
social realism

Explanation:

Identify the artwork

The image shows the famous painting The Scream (1893) by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch.

Analyze the artistic style

The Scream is a seminal work that is highly associated with both Symbolism and early Expressionism. Looking at the provided multiple-choice options:

• Baroque
• Neoclassicism
• Romanticism
• Realism
• Impressionism
• Symbolism
• Social Realism

Munch's work during the 1890s, particularly The Scream, is classified under the Symbolism movement. Symbolist artists sought to represent absolute truths indirectly through metaphorical images and sought to express individual, subjective emotional experiences rather than objective external reality.

Evaluate the options

• Baroque: 17th-century dramatic style (incorrect).
• Neoclassicism: Late 18th/early 19th-century classical revival (incorrect).
• Romanticism: Late 18th to mid-19th century emphasizing intense emotion, but predates this work (incorrect).
• Realism: Mid-19th century focusing on everyday life objectively (incorrect).
• Impressionism: Late 19th-century focus on light and atmosphere (incorrect).
• Symbolism: Late 19th-century movement focusing on psychological states, subjective emotions, and spiritual themes. Munch's The Scream is a quintessential Symbolist masterpiece (correct).
• Social Realism: 20th-century movement depicting social and political injustices (incorrect).

Answer:

• (A) Baroque
• (B) Neoclassicism
• (C) Romanticism
• (D) Realism
• (E) Impressionism
• (F) Symbolism (Correct answer)
• (G) Social Realism