The panel shows different influences, converging together: from the Byzantine mosaic art to the Japanese prints. But especially dominant is the Egyptian culture, in the posture of the figures and the iteration of the decorative motifs.
The marked rupture cutting this composition in two parts represents several symbolic motifs: the disquieting and dark image of Death looms ove the entangled group of the human bodies, where colour retrieves its decorative vividness. The ascending structure narrates lafe's salient motifs: from ...
One of Klimt's paintings closer to abtraction, but not quite embracing it in full. The multiplicity of colours and reedy forms of vegetation infuse a sense of vivaciousness that connects with Nature's life cycle. The focus is a close-up subject, as often occurs in Klimt's landscapes, ...
Rendered in a brisk and vivacious style, the portrait is pervaded by a serene spirit, unusual for Klimt. here he alters the face's realism with bright colour daubes, thus reaching an expressionist style. However, to the lumpy and violent deformation of his colleagues' brush, Klimt opposes ...
Also known as Black Feather Hat, the red hair and the disproportionate hat were already present in Klimt's Lady with Hat and Feather Boa. The unfinished style, unusual for the Austrian artist, this is echoed by the synthesis of the image, lacking any decorative support, and its low tones.
Incomplete painting, it takes a symbolic significance for its biblical subject as well as Eve's facial rendering, with her reclined head and a sweet yet enigmagtic smile. The lower section, with its flowers and background decorativism, is typical of Klimt; the upper section, where the figures ...
Painted by using various techniques, from watercolour to tempera, to using gold leaf on parchment. The composition proposes stretched figures in slender shapes typical of the Jugendstil, but its central motif is the bombastic decoration of the golden period, played in the abstract yet allusive ...
An Aspergillum is a liturgical implement used to sprinkle holy water. It comes in two common forms: a brush that is dipped in the water and shaken, and a perforated ball at the end of a short handle. Some have sponges or internal reservoirs that dispense holy water when shaken, while others must ...
