Gustav Klimt used genuine gold leaf in works like 'The Kiss', echoing Byzantine mosaics.

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Klimt’s golden phase drew on Byzantine mosaics he saw in Ravenna, where holy figures shimmer in flat fields of gold. In The Kiss, that sacred visual language becomes intimate, decorative and modern at once.

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Aynı kart, başka bir dilde.

Gustav Klimt, 'Öpücük' gibi eserlerinde Bizans mozaiklerini yankılayan gerçek altın varak kullandı.

Klimt’in altın dönemi, Ravenna’da gördüğü Bizans mozaiklerinden beslendi; orada kutsal figürler düz altın alanlar içinde parlar. Öpücük’te bu kutsal görsel dil aynı anda mahrem, dekoratif ve modern bir şeye dönüşür.

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Klimt scholarship.

Background reading: Gustav KlimtAttribution and context are revised when stronger evidence appears. Corrections are welcome through the editorial page.
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