Golden Phase

Klimt’s golden phase was thought to begin with his Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer in 1907, but he began using gold in his paintings with Pallas Athene in 1898, and in an image here called Judith I or Judith with the Head of Holofernes in 1901.

Title (Dublin Core): Jurisprudence
Description (Dublin Core): An allegorical painting.
Creator (Dublin Core): Klimt, Gustav
Date (Dublin Core): 1903
Rights (Dublin Core): Creative Commons CCO License
Subject (Dublin Core): symbolism (artistic concept); Art Nouveau
Medium (Dublin Core): Oil on Canvas

Item sets: Gustav Klimt: Paintings and Drawings

Media: Jurisprudence

Title (Dublin Core): Water Snakes II
Description (Dublin Core): Two or three women swiming.
Creator (Dublin Core): Klimt, Gustav
Date (Dublin Core): 1907
Rights (Dublin Core): Creative Commons CCO License
Subject (Dublin Core): symbolism (artistic concept); gold leaf; Art Nouveau; women (female humans)
Medium (Dublin Core): Oil and golf leaf on canvas

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Media: Water Snakes II

Title (Dublin Core): Danae
Description (Dublin Core): A depiction of the myth of Danae, who is impregnated through a golden shower by the God Zeus.
Creator (Dublin Core): Klimt, Gustav
Date (Dublin Core): 1907-1908
Rights (Dublin Core): Wurthle Gallery, Vienna, Austria
Subject (Dublin Core): Art Nouveau; gold leaf; myths; nudes (representations); women (female humans)
Medium (Dublin Core): Oil and golf leaf on canvas

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Media: Danae

Title (Dublin Core): Hope I
Description (Dublin Core): A young, pregnant female, surrounded by dark creatures.
Creator (Dublin Core): Klimt, Gustav
Date (Dublin Core): 1901
Rights (Dublin Core): National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
Subject (Dublin Core): symbolism (artistic concept); Art Nouveau; nudes (representations); women (female humans)
Medium (Dublin Core): Oil on canvas

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Media: hope-i.jpg!Large.jpg

Title (Dublin Core): Judith and the Head of Holofernes
Description (Dublin Core): A painting of a myth, Judith who slays Holofernes.
Creator (Dublin Core): Klimt, Gustav
Date (Dublin Core): 1901
Rights (Dublin Core): Ostrava Fine Arts Gallery, Ostrava, Czech Republic
Subject (Dublin Core): gold leaf; Art Nouveau; myths
Medium (Dublin Core): Oil and gold leaf on canvas

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Media: Judith and the Head of Holofernes

Title (Dublin Core): The Three Ages of Woman
Description (Dublin Core): Three women depicting three ages in the life cycle of a woman.
Creator (Dublin Core): Klimt, Gustav
Date (Dublin Core): 1905
Rights (Dublin Core): Galleria National d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, Italy
Subject (Dublin Core): symbolism (artistic concept); Art Nouveau; nudes (representations); women (female humans)
Medium (Dublin Core): Oil on canvas

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Media: The Three Ages of Woman

Title (Dublin Core): Standing Nude
Description (Dublin Core): Sketch of a standing woman.
Creator (Dublin Core): Klimt, Gustav
Date (Dublin Core): 1906-1907
Rights (Dublin Core): The Metropolitan Museum
Subject (Dublin Core): sketches; nudes (representations); women (female humans)
Medium (Dublin Core): Pencil on paper

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Media: Standing Nude

Title (Dublin Core): Reclining Nude with Outstretched Left Arm
Description (Dublin Core): A drawing of a starved young woman laying on her back.
Creator (Dublin Core): Klimt, Gustav
Date (Dublin Core): 1903-1904
Rights (Dublin Core): The Metropolitan Museum
Subject (Dublin Core): sketches; nudes (representations); women (female humans); starvation
Medium (Dublin Core): Pencil on paper

Item sets: Gustav Klimt: Paintings and Drawings

Media: Reclining Nude with Outstretched Left Arm

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