15 Things You Should Know About Gustav Klimt’s ‘The Kiss’
Gustav Klimt’sThe Kissis a deceptively simple portrait of luxuria and dearest . But beyond that glittery Au leaf , the work is full of fascinating facts . 1. Gustav Klimt’s career was on the downswing when he paintedThe Kiss. Before creatingThe Kiss , Klimt had received vituperative scorn in the first decade of the twentieth century for his three - part University of Vienna Ceiling Paintings . Because of the nudity in these works , his interpretation ofPhilosophy , MedicineandJurisprudencewerederidedas “ erotica ” and “ perverted surplusage , ” and were ultimatelyrejected , spite his reputation ....