Outline 1-Acknowledgment...................................................................................................2 1-Introduction............................................................................................................3 2-Historical Approach...............................................................................................5 A-Ancient Greek’s Art B- Artistic Movements 3-Philosophical Approach.......................................................................................10 A-Melancholy in the eyes of Nietzsche and Aristotle B-The link between sadness and Artists C-Thinkers on Melancholy and Art 4-Psychological Approach.......................................................................................14 A-Inside the Artist’s psyche B-Melancholy in Evolutionary Psychology 5-Artists of High Melancholic mood.......................................................................17 A-Edgar Allen Poe B-Vincent Van Gogh 6-Works Cited.........................................................................................................20 1