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🎨 Arts
May 07, 2026 at 07:13 PM
Before ‘The Kiss,’ Gustav Klimt Got His First Big Art Assignment at This Austrian Theater. Now Visitors Can See His Ceiling Paintings Up Close for the First Time
Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
Visitors can now see Gustav Klimt's early ceiling paintings at Vienna's Burgtheater up close for the first time, celebrating the artist's initial success.
Gustav Klimt
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Vienna
Burgtheater
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cultural heritage