{"product_id":"klimt-kiss-scarf","title":"Scarf - Klimt The Kiss Faux Silk Square, 35.5 in","description":"\u003ch2\u003eKlimt Kiss Scarf: Gold Leaf and a Lover's Embrace\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003eKlimt Kiss scarf\u003c\/strong\u003e wraps warm gold and amber patterns around a kneeling couple. Jewel-toned shapes decorate the robes, and a green meadow lies below. The satin finish makes the golds catch light, so it works as a Klimt art scarf with real presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGustav Klimt\u003c\/strong\u003e painted \u003cem\u003eThe Kiss\u003c\/em\u003e in 1907 and 1908. The oil painting uses real gold leaf and measures 180 cm on each side, a perfect square. This scarf is square too. The original hangs in the Belvedere in Vienna.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: Satin polyester faux silk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinish: Satin, printed on one side\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdges: Stitched\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: 35.5 in x 35.5 in (90 x 90 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduct number: EV1025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePatterns with Meaning\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmarthistory notes that rectangles mark the man's robe. Circles and ovals mark the woman's. The decoration hides their bodies and forms halos around both heads. He wears a wreath of leaves. Her crown suggests stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome gold circles rise off the canvas, much like tooled gold in medieval art. Klimt had seen Byzantine mosaics in Ravenna, and that shimmer shaped this gold leaf painting. Art historians place The Kiss painting within Symbolism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Klimt Kiss scarf brings gold into an ordinary day. Like the gold leaf painting that inspired it, the scarf glows. The Klimt art scarf keeps the painting's pattern of squares and circles. Seen up close, The Kiss painting is a field of glittering ornament.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWearing and Displaying the Scarf\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrape it over one shoulder or tie it at the neck. The golds look richest against black or navy. Keep it out of direct sunlight to protect the printed colors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHang the Klimt Kiss scarf flat to see the whole square composition. Fans of the gold leaf painting enjoy the satin shimmer here. A Klimt art scarf looks rich against dark clothing. The Klimt Kiss scarf folds into a neat band. Anyone who has stood before The Kiss painting in Vienna will recognize the glow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore Vienna Secession designs are in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.museumize.com\/collections\/artist-klimt-mucha-art-nouveau\"\u003eKlimt, Mucha and Art Nouveau collection\u003c\/a\u003e. For a matching accessory, see our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.museumize.com\/collections\/museum-tote-bags\"\u003etote bag collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGustav Klimt and the Vienna Secession\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGustav Klimt (1862-1918) trained as a decorative painter. In 1897 he became the first president of the Vienna Secession, a group that broke from academic tradition. His golden period blended naturalistic faces with flat, glittering ornament. The Kiss is its best known work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFor More Reading from the Web\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLook closely at the gold leaf, the patterned robes and the crowned couple. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/smarthistory.org\/gustav-klimt-the-kiss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eGustav Klimt, The Kiss - Smarthistory\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Everful","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43235506520177,"sku":"EV1025","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/0537\/files\/EV1025-scarf-klimt-the-kiss-lay-flat-1080sqr.jpg?v=1779303371","url":"https:\/\/www.museumize.com\/products\/klimt-kiss-scarf","provider":"Museumize.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}