The study is designed to interpret the symbolic image of female expressed în the Western paintings through an concept of \"Anima\" used by C.G. Jung. Anima has the most impact on female figure among many archetypes of collective unconsciousness. To appreciate many paintings and expand understanding of the art is to avoid projection in interpretation and
make a measurernent in the self-analysis. The study shows undivided Anima and lovely Anima with focus on Edvard Munch, Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Chagall, and H. Rousseau before and after the end of the 19th century.
After all, the Anima expressed by a male painter may be forrned throughout bis growing-up and inherited as well as grouped among the contemporary men. The negative attitude toward female body and essence in the whole history of Western art represents negative Anima of male artists. In other words, if a male painter is affected by the destructive Anima, he would express woman as temptress of death, pain, and destruccion. while if a male painter is affected by the positive aspect of Anima, he would express woman as matured and loving mother, Maria nurturing Christ, and mysterious, strong, and creative goddess. But if a ma1e painter is affected by the both of Anima, he could be more impacted by the negative Anima when he has a woman phobiac life style like Edvard Munch