The Kiss
painting by Gustav Klimt
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Summary
The Kiss is a painting[1]. It ranks in the top 0.29% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,723 views/month, #17 of 5,957).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Gustav Klimt[3]
- Movement: Symbolism[4], Art Nouveau[5]
- Genre: portrait[6]
- Depicts: man[7], woman[8], kiss[9], lovers' embrace[10], flower[11]
- Made from material: oil paint[12], gold leaf[13], canvas[14]
- Collection: Belvedere[15]
- Inventory number: 912[16]
- Location: Belvedere[17]
- Commons category: The Kiss (Gustav Klimt)[18]
- Inception: January 1, 1907[19]
- Exhibition history: Europeana 280[20]
- Depicts Iconclass notation: 41A632[21]
- Described by source: 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die[22]
- Shape: square[23]
- Title: Der Kuss (Liebespaar)[24], The Kiss[25], Pocałunek[26], Поцелуй[27]
- Name in native language: The Kiss (Klimt)[28]
- Native label: Der Kuss[29]
- Height: 180 cm[30]
- Width: 180 cm[31]
- Time period: Symbolism[32]
- IIIF manifest URL: https://sammlung.belvedere.at/apis/iiif/presentation/v2/1-objects-6678/manifest[33]
- Copyright status: public domain[34]
Why It Matters
The Kiss has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]