The Three Ages of Woman
The artist
Gustav Klimt, an Austrian painter famous for his golden, decorative style around the year 1900.
What you see
A sleeping baby held close by a young mother, standing beside an older woman, showing three stages of life together.
The story
Klimt painted it in 1905 to show how a person grows from childhood to old age, like the seasons of a whole life.
The style
He filled the background with bright patterns, colorful circles, and shimmering gold that make the figures glow.
Look closer
The young mother and baby are painted in soft, warm colors, while the flowers and swirls around them look like a dream.
Where to see it
You can visit this painting at the National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome, Italy.
Fun fact
Klimt loved gold so much that he mixed real gold leaf into many of his paintings to make them sparkle.