Klimt The Kiss | 2 Hours Art Screensaver for Your TV

Gustav Klimt painted The Kiss between 1907 and 1908 in Vienna. Gold leaf, oil paint, two figures wrapped into each other. It became one of the most recognized paintings in the world almost overnight. Klimt was considered provocative and even scandalous at the time. His earlier works for the University of Vienna were rejected and called pornographic. The Kiss was different. The Austrian government bought it before it was even finished. The gold comes from Klimt's father, who was a gold engraver. Gustav grew up watching metal turn into something precious. You can see that memory all over this p