Harvesting Women
A tale about botany and the tree of knowledge
Listen to the text:
Edvard Munch's painting Harvesting women depicts two women harvesting apples from a bountiful tree.
The image represents the natural sciences, with a direct reference to the field of botany.
The story about Eve in the Bible – the cautionary tale of the fall of humankind – becomes a story about the modern harvest from the tree of knowledge.
Or as Munch himself wrote: ?germinating energy – The fruit of wisdom is enjoyed?
Details
- Technique and materials: Oil on canvas
- Date: 1915–1916
- Dimensions: 455 x 225 cm
- Woll: 1228
- UiO.K: 01408
Edvard Munch's Aula paintings
The decoration of the University Aula i