Art history: artists, movements and museums

Leonardo da Vinci in Rome and view of the Vatican Museums
Leonardo da Vinci in Rome: the little-known years at the Vatican
From 1513 to 1516, Leonardo lived at the Vatican Belvedere. Discover his patron, research, late works and departure for France. Read more...
Cover of Gustav Klimt The Complete Paintings edited by Tobias G. Natter
The best books on Gustav Klimt: biographies, catalogs and drawings
A 2026 comparison of the best books on Gustav Klimt: French-language choices, accessible monographs, a complete catalogue, landscapes, drawings and scholarly resources. Read more...
Facade of the Upper Belvedere in Vienna
Gustav Klimt at Belvedere: essential works and journey
Prepare your Klimt visit to the Belvedere: The Kiss, 24 paintings in the collection, a route, tickets, 2026 opening hours and displays to check. Read more...
Upper Belvedere in Vienna, a first stop for seeing Gustav Klimt’s work
Where to see Gustav Klimt in Vienna? Belvedere, Secession, MAK and Leopold Museum
Where can you see Klimt in Vienna? This guide connects the Belvedere, Secession, MAK, Leopold Museum and KHM paintings, with a verified route for 2026. Read more...
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I by Gustav Klimt, central to the Altmann case and the 2006 restitutions
Klimt, Nazi spoliations and restitutions: understanding big business
The Altmann, Bloch-Bauer, Nora Stiasny, Ria Munk, Litzlberg and Beethoven Frieze cases: understanding looting, provenance and restitution of Klimt works. Read more...
Kammer Castle on the Attersee III painted by Gustav Klimt
Kammer Castle: five paintings for the same motif
From 1908 to 1912, Gustav Klimt depicted Kammer Castle in five paintings. Compare their dates, framing, reflections and locations. Read more...
Gustav Klimt, Sunflower, 1907–1908: the complete work at the Belvedere
The Sunflower of Klimt: a flower erected like a portrait
An analysis of Gustav Klimt’s The Sunflower: composition, gold leaf, its connection with Emilie Flöge, Attersee gardens and provenance at the Belvedere. Read more...
Country garden with sunflowers painted by Gustav Klimt
Country garden with sunflowers: floral abundance and square composition
An analysis of Gustav Klimt’s Farm Garden with Sunflowers: square composition, flowers, colours, the Litzlberg context and the Belvedere collection. Read more...
Amalie Zuckerkandl by Gustav Klimt, portrait interrupted by the painter's death
Amalie Zuckerkandl: a portrait interrupted by Klimt's death
An analysis of Gustav Klimt’s unfinished portrait of Amalie Zuckerkandl: the commission, war, its resumption in 1917, visible method, provenance, persecution and preservation at the Belvedere. Read more...
Johanna Staude by Gustav Klimt, unfinished portrait with blue collar
Johanna Staude: the unfinished portrait with the blue collar
An analysis of Gustav Klimt’s Johanna Staude: the Blätter-pattern blouse, unfinished areas, the model’s biography, his last Viennese studio and its history at the Belvedere. Read more...
Portrait of Fritza Riedler by Gustav Klimt, 1906
Portrait of Fritza Riedler: geometry, armchair and influence of Velazquez
An analysis of Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Fritza Riedler: geometry, the oval armchair, pose, preparatory studies and the documented influence of Velázquez. Read more...
The Woman in Gold, Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I and the Maria Altmann case
The Golden Lady: restitution of the portrait of Adèle Bloch-Bauer I and the Maria Altmann affair
How Klimt’s Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, looted in 1938, was returned to Ferdinand’s heirs following Maria Altmann’s fight and the 2006 arbitration. Read more...
The Family by Gustav Klimt: a mother with two children, 1909–1910
Klimt's Family: Embrace, Mourning and Composition
The family by Gustav Klimt shows a mother and two children sleeping in a dark mass. Analysis of the embrace, suggested mourning, square composition and preparatory drawings. Read more...
Female Friends or Water Serpents I by Gustav Klimt, vertical work on parchment
Water Serpents I: Drawing, Sensuality and the Aquatic World
Water Serpents I by Klimt: analysis of parchment, gold, the two figures, sensuality and differences with Water Serpents II. Read more...
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I by Gustav Klimt, face and golden decoration
Gustav Klimt’s portraits: models, motifs and provenance
A guide to Gustav Klimt’s portraits: development, models, dresses, motifs, Viennese society and three verified provenance histories. Read more...
Vincent van Gogh, Wheatfield under a Stormy Sky, 1890
Wheat Fields Under Clouded Skies: comparing Auvers' two great panoramas
A documented comparison of two Auvers panoramas: F778 at the Van Gogh Museum and F775 at the Belvedere, with formats, letter 898, composition and related works. Read more...