The scream
The reddish sky in the background of this famous painting was possibly caused by the 1883 Krakatoa eruption. The ash that was ejected from the volcano left the sky tinted red in most of Europe and Asia from November 1883 to February 1884.
Courtesy Edvard Munch.
This image is in the Public Domain.
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To learn more about this painting and it's connection to Krakatoa, check out this post from a couple years back.
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