This is Gustav Klimt's Judith at the Belvedere Museum in Vienna.
May 16, 2024 — Vienna, Austria
4 thoughts on “Lunchtime Photo”
Josef
I don't go to art museums often, but I do enjoy Gustav Klimts paintings. There's a museum in NYC that has some of his art on display.
akapneogy
Nice composition.
bebopman
Ok, I’ll say it. … I assume this was as close as you could get without slapping around the mob. But Zoom in on the photo to get a closer look, and it’s almost like you’re viewing some painting that was banned by the authorities and all you are allowed to see is a glimpse of the disgrace hidden somewhere in the catacombs , which makes it even more exciting.
I don't go to art museums often, but I do enjoy Gustav Klimts paintings. There's a museum in NYC that has some of his art on display.
Nice composition.
Ok, I’ll say it. … I assume this was as close as you could get without slapping around the mob. But Zoom in on the photo to get a closer look, and it’s almost like you’re viewing some painting that was banned by the authorities and all you are allowed to see is a glimpse of the disgrace hidden somewhere in the catacombs , which makes it even more exciting.
The painting is "Judith and the Head of Holofernes," but the head is hidden by the spectator's coat — a shame, since her decapitation of Holoferness is the point of the incident. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_and_the_Head_of_Holofernes