Discover The Most Terrifying Paintings In Art History

Aman Trivedi

The Scream

A painting by Edvard Munch shows existential dread and psychological horror, the painting shows a figure standing on a bridge, screaming or hearing it.

The Nightmare 

By Henry Fuseli, It is a Gothic horror painting, that shows a demon sitting on a woman in deep sleep.

Medusa

Medusa by Caravaggio, shows the face twisting in pain, the snacks writhing, the eyes that pierce out into the viewer.

The Face of War

By Salvador Dali, the painting shows the horror of conflict, the hollow eyes and mouth smaller faces.

Dante's Inferno

The poet Dante Alighieri is guided through the circles of Hell by the ancient Roman poet Virgil.

The Great Red Dragon and The Woman Clothed In Sun

This shows a cosmic battle between good and evil in the dramatic watercolour by artist William Blake.

Saturn Devouring His Son

Painting by Fransico Goya, shows Saturn eating his sons partly because he feared their power when they will grow up

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