Seeing Red

"Why the sky was red in Edvard Munch's The Scream"

For those who have ever wondered why the sky was a lurid red in "The Scream," Edvard Munch's painting, astronomers have the answer. They blame it on a volcanic eruption in Krakatoa, Indonesia. An analysis has pinpointed the location in Norway where Munch was walking when he saw the blood-red sky shown in the 1893 painting. REUTERS/Handout

I know that this painting has been reproduced to death. I don't care. I've always liked it & always will. I would think that everyone who's ever had a moment like the fellow in the painting can appreciate it on some level, though some of us have had extended moments and truly "get" it.