The Kiss
Lips meeting tenderly
The Kiss most often refers to Gustav Klimt's 1907-1908 painting depicting two figures embracing, wrapped in golden robes—one of the most recognized works of art in the world.
The title also belongs to Auguste Rodin's marble sculpture of entwined lovers.
Both works have become iconic representations of romantic love and intimacy in Western art.
When someone mentions The Kiss without context, they usually mean the Klimt.
- lipsMouth's outer edges
- embraceHold closely in arms
- peckDry measure or quick kiss
- smoochInformal term for kissing
- passionIntense emotional drive
romantic · cheek · tender · lovers · mouth · stolen · first · goodbye · forehead · breath · intimate · touch · caress · sweet · gentle · lingering · Klimt · Rodin
- StatuesStatue of Liberty, David, The Thinker, Venus de Milo, Christ the Redeemer
- RodinThe Thinker, Balzac, The Prodigal Son, Adam, Eve
- Rodin MuseumThe Thinker, Adam, Eve, bronze sculptures, marble sculptures
- Austrian ArtGustav Klimt, Vienna Secession
- Famous PaintingsMona Lisa, Starry Night, The Birth of Venus, Guernica, American Gothic
- MasterpiecesMona Lisa, Last Supper, Starry Night, The Scream, David
The KissThe Scream
Expressionist image of dread
hatred · estrangement · separation · revulsion · indifference
The KissGuernica
Basque town attacked aerially
The Scream · violence · Pietà · mortality · destruction