Judith I

ID: #82 | TOP 20 | Symbolism | Nude

Date: 1901
Medium: oil on canvas
Location: Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna
Dimensions: 42 x 84

Klimt Judith shows the Old Testament as a femme fatale (fatal woman). Looking down at the audience from beneath hooded eyelids, mouth slightly open and luxuriously under his right arm holding the head of Holofernes. Mountains, fig trees and vines refer to Assyrian relief to Sinacheribově temple. Judith, often also referred to as Salome, was a pious woman who was a clever ruse managed to defeat the military commander of the Assyrians, who in an unguarded moment still head. Described in detail the original story comes from the Bible, the Old Testament Book of Judith. Original painting, sometimes also called Judith and Holofernes's head is surrounded by a massive gold Remus, who made brother Ernst Klimt .

Klimt painted picture Judith I in 1901. Prevailing color of this fine art print is dark and its shape is tall. Original size is 42 x 84. This art piece is located in Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Gustav Klimt (1862-1918). As a painter, Klimt represents the best period of Vienna – a time when the works of Sigmund Freud or Mahler were developing, and Vienna was at the very least the Central European centre of culture and education. Klimt’s work combines symbolism and Byzantine features that create the undertone of his Art Nouveau style. Klimt’s images have a special, even anxious, atmosphere that often shows the Freudian idea of ​​erotica in any human movement and action. Klimt paints two-dimensionally, with intense colour while at the same time very gently and with refined dignity. Among Klimt’s famous works are the Water Snakes - two women with stylized, interwoven bodies that evoke the surreal world of fantasy and sensuality. Another masterpiece is Danae, a work inspired by Greek mythology, depicting a girl seized by Zeus, who was turned into a golden rain (Danae later gave birth to Perseus). His paintings often aroused passions and public protests, not only for their content but also for the innovative painting methods - eg. The Girlfriends, an image of two women at a romantic meeting.