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Which of these artists was born in Norway? Johannes Vermeer, Edvard Munch¹, Vincent Van Gogh or Henri Matisse. Born in Norway in 1863 was the expressionist painter Edvard Munch.

His best known painting is one of the most famous artworks in the world and "The Scream" has a bit of a mystery to it. A tiny message was hidden in the painting. The words read quote, "can only been painted by a madman". Who wrote them?

As far as the painting goes, art historians believe it was inspired by a walk Munch took around the Norwegian capital of Oslo. He was said to be mentally and physically² uneasy at the time. "The Scream" was first unveiled to the public in 1895 and some critics didn't like it. They thought the work was troubling and questioned the mental condition of the person who painted it.

Curators at the National Museum of Norway say Munch was hurt by this criticism and that he wrote about it in his diary. But the author of the hidden message has been less certain. It's faint, unclear and written in pencil on top of the paint.

So experts say it was done after the artwork was finished. Some have speculated that a critic vandalized it. But after using infrared³ technology to examine the madman message and then comparing it to Munch's notes and letters, curators concluded that it was written by Munch himself. They believe he put it there after hearing people criticize "The Scream".

1 munch   

v.用力嚼，大声咀嚼

参考例句：

• We watched her munch through two packets of peanuts.我们看她津津有味地嚼了两包花生米。
• Getting them to munch on vegetable dishes was more difficult.使他们吃素菜就比较困难了。

2 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

3 infrared   

adj./n.红外线(的)

参考例句：

• Infrared is widely used in industry and medical science.红外线广泛应用于工业和医学科学。
• Infrared radiation has wavelengths longer than those of visible light.红外辐射的波长比可见光的波长长。