Oro: La Dama De
Painted during Klimt's "Golden Phase," the work is a pinnacle of the Vienna Secession movement.
: In the late 1990s, Maria Altmann, Adele’s niece, began a decade-long legal crusade to reclaim the work from the Austrian government. The case eventually reached the U.S. Supreme Court ( Republic of Austria v. Altmann ). La Dama De Oro
The "Lady in Gold" became a symbol of the systematic art theft perpetrated by the Nazis during World War II. Painted during Klimt's "Golden Phase," the work is
: Klimt utilized oil paint along with extensive silver and gold leaf, a style inspired by the Byzantine mosaics of Ravenna. Painted during Klimt's "Golden Phase
Anders Ahl
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