# The Kiss

By [Gustav Klimt](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/gustav-klimt.md>), 1908–1909.

Klimt encloses an embracing couple in a square field of gold, contrasting geometric pattern with flowers, skin, and soft ground.

## Details

- Medium: Oil and gold leaf on canvas
- Dimensions: 180 × 180 cm
- Collection: [Belvedere](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/galleries/belvedere.md>)

[View collection record](<https://www.belvedere.at/en/kiss-gustav-klimt>)

- Categories: Painting
- Styles: [Vienna Secession](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/vienna-secession.md>), [Art Nouveau](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/art-nouveau.md>)

## Image

![An embracing couple wrapped in richly patterned gold robes kneels in a flower-filled meadow.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/belvedere-the-kiss/full.jpg?v=8ad2375d956dd3c94f9d576fcca837aaa18becf29d7dfc05e8bb760f083b6ead>)

## Sources & credits

- Image via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
- Collection of the Belvedere
- [Image source](<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Kiss_-_Gustav_Klimt_-_Google_Cultural_Institute.jpg>)
- Artwork metadata based on Belvedere collection records; image provenance is recorded per artwork.

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