Piotrek, 8b

 

“The Kiss” is the most popular work by Gustav Klimt. It was painted around 1908. Now we can admire the painting in the museum in Vienna, Austria. In the middle of the picture we can see a man holding a woman that’s on her knees and kissing her cheek. The woman is wearing a yellow dress with colorful circles that have smaller circles inside of them, she also has pale skin, light brown hair and flowers in it. The man’s clothes have rectangles on them, and he has green leaves in his brown hair. They are standing at the edge of a patch of flowery meadow that ends under the woman's exposed feet. Background is gold and flat. Art historians have suggested that Klimt depicts the tale of Orpheus and Euridyce. More specifically, seems to be showing the exact moment when Orpheus turns around to caress Eurydice and loses his love forever. The emotions shown in this piece of art are mostly love, happiness and peace. The warm colors used make the viewer nearly feel like he is there with them. I find this painting very wholesome and beautiful. I think it's now one of my favorite pictures.