Today Is Art Day Puzzle – GUSTAV KLIMT | The Kiss

Dive into the world of The Kiss with this 300-piece puzzle, offering an inspiring way to rediscover this masterpiece piece by piece.

The Kiss is one of the world’s most recognized artworks. Painted between 1907 and 1908, it depicts a couple melting into a passionate embrace, their bodies entwined in beautifully elaborate robes.  The Kiss is the final painting of Klimt’s Golden Period. The painting wasn’t even finished before it was purchased by the Austrian government. It is considered a national treasure.  Influenced by Japanese mosaics, the painting showcases the artist’s signature gold leaf technique inspired by Byzantine mosaics in the Church of San Vitale in Italy.

Gustav Klimt was an Austrian symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Art Nouveau (Vienna Secession) movement. No stranger to controversy, his primary subject was the female body, and his works are marked by a frank eroticism. While he created a wealth of paintings, murals, sketches, and decorative art objects over the course of his career, he is most well-known for the works he produced during his Golden Phase

Today is Art Day began in 2014 when founder David Beaulieu paired his passion for art history with an interest in social media to share playful stories about famous artists and artworks.  Visiting museums around the world, he shared artworks, stories and discoveries directly from the source, turning museum visits into shared experiences for art lovers everywhere.  Today is Art Day is built on the idea of bringing fun, art-inspired objects into museum stores around the world.