Danaë (Klimt)

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Danaë is an oil painting by the Austrian artist Gustav Klimt, created in 1907. An example of Symbolism, the canvas measures 77 x 83 cm, and was in the Galerie Würthle in Vienna until it closed in 1995. The work belongs to the art collection of Hans Dichand (1921–2010) and is today in the possession of his three children. Danaë was a popular subject in the early 1900s for many artists; she was used as the quintessential symbol of divine love, and transcendence.

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