Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) was an austrian symbolist painter. In the opulent works of his "Golden Period" figurines and ornaments are melting to become compositions of unique sensuality. The co-founder of the "Vienna Secession" combines the various movements of the international Art Nouveau in his splendid paintings and thus becomes one of the most important representatives. Beyond all temporal and spatial bounds his most famous painting "The Kiss" is considered the "Allegory of Love" as such.