Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I
Artist: Gustav Klimt
Year Composed: 1907
Artistic Movement: Romanticism
Nationality: Austria
Floor Found in Château: Unknown Location
Year Composed: 1907
Artistic Movement: Romanticism
Nationality: Austria
Floor Found in Château: Unknown Location
About the Artwork
Also known as the Woman in Gold, Gustav Klimt's most iconic painting (especially due to media and the 2015 film of the same name), the Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I is a golden portrait idealizing and idolizing the wife of a Jewish banker. Covered in gold and silver leaf, the portrait represents the wealth of the Austrian people, not in the sense of money and goods, but in the wealth of their culture, their art, and their music. Within the 2015, audiences learn about and understand the transference taken by the painting during the Nazi Regime during the 20th Century (or the 1900s).
About the Artist
Born within the Austrian Empire, Gustav Klimt was known for the feminine, romantic expressions and figures within his paintings. Working in the Romantic Age of art, Klimt was able to capture the raw feelings and emotions within a scene while, at the same time, sparking the historical nature of the Austrian and Viennese cultures. These characteristics can be seen within his Judith II (1909), the Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I (1907), and his Judith and the Head of Holofernes (1901).
About the Movement
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I was composed in the Romantic Age of art. Romantic art originated in Europe during the end of the 18th Century (or the end of the 1700s), and spread through the middle of the 19th Century (or the 1800s). It emphasizes emotion and feeling of individuals as well as almost glorifying nature and history. Unlike the Baroque and Renaissance where the focus was more Classical in nature, Romantic art focused more on the Medieval, adding sort of a heroic sense to the artworks. Some of the most famous Romantic artists included Eugène Delacroix, J.M.W. Turner, and Francisco Goya.
Location of Original Work of Art: Neue Galerie, New York City, New York, United States of America
Also known as the Woman in Gold, Gustav Klimt's most iconic painting (especially due to media and the 2015 film of the same name), the Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I is a golden portrait idealizing and idolizing the wife of a Jewish banker. Covered in gold and silver leaf, the portrait represents the wealth of the Austrian people, not in the sense of money and goods, but in the wealth of their culture, their art, and their music. Within the 2015, audiences learn about and understand the transference taken by the painting during the Nazi Regime during the 20th Century (or the 1900s).
About the Artist
Born within the Austrian Empire, Gustav Klimt was known for the feminine, romantic expressions and figures within his paintings. Working in the Romantic Age of art, Klimt was able to capture the raw feelings and emotions within a scene while, at the same time, sparking the historical nature of the Austrian and Viennese cultures. These characteristics can be seen within his Judith II (1909), the Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I (1907), and his Judith and the Head of Holofernes (1901).
About the Movement
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I was composed in the Romantic Age of art. Romantic art originated in Europe during the end of the 18th Century (or the end of the 1700s), and spread through the middle of the 19th Century (or the 1800s). It emphasizes emotion and feeling of individuals as well as almost glorifying nature and history. Unlike the Baroque and Renaissance where the focus was more Classical in nature, Romantic art focused more on the Medieval, adding sort of a heroic sense to the artworks. Some of the most famous Romantic artists included Eugène Delacroix, J.M.W. Turner, and Francisco Goya.
Location of Original Work of Art: Neue Galerie, New York City, New York, United States of America