The Kiss (Klimt painting) facts for kids
The Kiss (its original name is Der Kuss) is a very famous painting by Gustav Klimt. He started painting it in 1907. This artwork is one of the most well-known pieces from his special 'Golden Period'. You can see this beautiful painting at the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere museum in the Belvedere palace in Vienna, Austria.
About The Kiss Painting
The Kiss shows a man and a woman hugging each other. Klimt used a lot of shiny gold leaf on the canvas to create it. The man is leaning in to kiss the woman. She has green hair and looks very peaceful.
What Does The Painting Show?
The man and woman are standing on a field covered with colorful flowers. The man wears a robe with black, white, and gray rectangles. His shape looks strong and a bit rough. The woman, however, has soft, smooth shapes like circles and curves. Her clothes are covered in flowery patterns. Even her hair seems to have flowers mixed in, making her look like she is surrounded by them. The parts of the painting around the couple are filled with flat patterns and small, sparkling dots.
Klimt's Golden Period
The Kiss is a great example of the art style from the late 1800s and early 1900s, known as fin-de-siècle. This period often showed rich and fancy images. The painting also uses styles from older times. For example, the use of gold leaf reminds us of medieval "gold-ground" paintings and old mosaics. The swirly patterns on the clothes are similar to art from the Bronze Age.
