Hygieia

Date: 1907
Medium: oil on canvas
Location: Schloss Immendorf, Austria

Between 1900-1907 Gustav Klimt made a series of paintings decorating the ceiling of the University of Vienna. It consists of paintings Filosofie, Medicine and Jurisprudencen the lower part of the image there is a figure of Hygieia, which is in Greek legends believed to be goddess of health and cleanliness. She confronts the viewer by her scornfulness and arrogance, she has a raised chin and inscrutable gaze. Around her arm, there is a golden snake. The golden color is the overall impression illustrate her superiority. In 1945, the series was unfortunatelly set on fire by retreating SS troops, in order not to fall into hands of the Allies.

Klimt painted picture Hygieia in 1907. Prevailing color of this fine art print is red and its shape is portrait. This art piece is located in Schloss Immendorf, Austria. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Gustav Klimt (1862-1918). As a painter, Klimt represents the best period of Vienna – a time when the works of Sigmund Freud or Mahler were developing, and Vienna was at the very least the Central European centre of culture and education. Klimt’s work combines symbolism and Byzantine features that create the undertone of his Art Nouveau style. Klimt’s images have a special, even anxious, atmosphere that often shows the Freudian idea of ​​erotica in any human movement and action. Klimt paints two-dimensionally, with intense colour while at the same time very gently and with refined dignity. Among Klimt’s famous works are the Water Snakes - two women with stylized, interwoven bodies that evoke the surreal world of fantasy and sensuality. Another masterpiece is Danae, a work inspired by Greek mythology, depicting a girl seized by Zeus, who was turned into a golden rain (Danae later gave birth to Perseus). His paintings often aroused passions and public protests, not only for their content but also for the innovative painting methods - eg. The Girlfriends, an image of two women at a romantic meeting.