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11.20: Klimt, The Kiss

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    Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker provide a description, historical perspective, and analysis of Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss.

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    Gustav Klimt, The Kiss, 1907–8, oil and gold leaf on canvas, 180 × 180 cm, (Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna).

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    • Gustav Klimt, The Kiss. Authored by: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Provided by: Khan Academy. Located at: www.khanacademy.org/humanities/becoming-modern/symbolism/v/gustav-klimt-the-kiss-1907-8. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

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