Gustav Klimt’s favourite female subjects expressed a mixture of fearsomeness and solemnity, technically concealed and expressively emphasised by the use of brushstrokes reminiscent of Byzantine mosaics.
Relive the same experience as the artist: walk along the “path of purification” marked on the floor in front of the altar of San Vitale, and let yourself be stunned by the lights reflected in the figures of Theodora and Justinian.
You can also visit the MAR Museum to see Klimt’s hand-drawn Nude of a Woman in person
