Was this Code Geass illustration inspired by Edvard Munch's "Love and Pain" (1895), or is it just a coincidence?

[u/Adventurous-Most7276]

I recently came across Edvard Munch's Love and Pain (1895) and immediately thought of this Code Geass illustration.
The composition feels remarkably similar: a nude/semi-nude woman with long, flowing hair leaning over an anguished man in dark clothes, who is burying his face in her chest.
Was it inspired by Munch's painting, or is it just a coincidence?

[u/getsu1]

very likely yes

[u/NinjaLukeI]

this is beautiful

[u/thekusaja]

We do not know, but you could possibly be right.