The mystery of the century behind the painting 'Screams' has been decoded

After more than 100 years, the mysterious trace on the painting Scream - The Scream has been decoded by experts. The answer will surprise you.

Many people have heard the " Scream " painting - The Scream of Edvard Munch? This is one of the artistic masterpieces in human history.

However, few people know that Edvard Munch created 4 versions of the Scream , from 1893 - 1910. Among them, the most famous is the orange-colored version , which hangs at the National Museum of Na. Uy

However, this is also the version that experts have to suffer for centuries. Because, on the shoulder of the person in the picture has a strange white mark that no one can explain.

The Scream - The Scream of the illustrator Edvard Munch.

During more than 100 years, everyone, from civilians to artists, experts all said that it was a sign of . birds walking around. This opinion is based on the fact that most of Munch's works are done outdoors.

Recently, however, experts from the University of Antwerp (Belgium) have found the truth: The white mark that looks like that "bird" is actually just candle wax.

To get this result, the team first used a Macro X-ray machine - a type of fluorescence scanner used to analyze components of materials. This machine was once used for some paintings by Rubens and Van Gogh.
The scanner quickly determines that the white spot cannot be painted, because there is no trace of dye or calcium in it. After all, they have to send samples to Hamburg (Germany) to continue further analysis.

White streaks have no trace of color or calcium inside, indicating that it is not paint.

And finally, experts concluded that the white stain was candle wax . According to Frederik Vanmeert, one of the study participants, "I immediately realized it was candle wax, because I had been exposed to many similar traces".

Experts believe that Munch accidentally dropped candle wax on the painting during the process, completely rejecting the accusation for the birds. Dr Geert Van der Snickt, who led the study, said: "Bird manure is really a problem for statues, landscapes, even our newly purchased cars. But I don't think this $ 100 million masterpiece could be stained by that stuff. "

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Snickt added: "This enigmatic resolution shows that our field of research is also very important, similar to forensic experts. The cultural heritage sector is also technical and public. technology belongs to the top row, to bring humanity valuable information about art in history ".