The Kiss
The artist
Gustav Klimt, an Austrian painter famous for using shimmering gold in his artwork.
What you see
A couple wrapped in a glowing golden robe, sharing a gentle kiss while kneeling in a field of flowers.
The story
Klimt painted The Kiss around 1908, during a period of his art that people call his Golden Phase.
The style
He mixed real gold leaf into the painting and filled the robe with squares, circles, and swirling patterns.
Look closer
The man's robe is decorated with straight rectangles, while the woman's is covered in soft round flowers.
Where to see it
The golden painting lives at the Belvedere Museum in Vienna, Austria.
Fun fact
The shining gold reminded Klimt of old mosaics he had admired on a trip to Italy.