Nuda Veritas

Date: 1899
Medium: oil on canvas
Location: Österreichisches Theatermuseum
Dimensions: 252x56,2

Nuda Veritas, translated as naked truth, is a painting by Gustav Klimt , Art Nouveau painter. Klimt portrayed the naked truth as a naked woman who has an absent expression, as if hypnotized. In his right hand he holds a mirror, which is supposed to symbolize the true view of things. We cannot see our expressions and behavior, but we can understand and see them when someone holds up a mirror to us, thanks to which we see how we act on the outside.

The girl has thick, wavy, brown hair with tiny white flowers in it. Behind the woman is a dark blue background in which there are yellow spirals that may resemble delusions. A girl stands in the water and a black eel wraps around their feet. The whole picture looks very mysterious and magical.

Klimt painted picture Nuda Veritas in 1899. Prevailing color of this fine art print is blue and its shape is tall. Original size is 252x56,2. This art piece is located in Österreichisches Theatermuseum. 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.