KLIMT AND ANTIQUITY EROTIC ENCOUNTERS

Klimts 1907 publication of his illustrated edition of Lucians ancient work Dialogues of the Courtesans was the first time he exhib ited his erotic art to the public, and it led to his denouncement by censors disturbed by the works graphic content. This volume re vives Klimts masterful book, which pairs his erotic drawings with Wiener Werkstätte design, and which arguably resulted in the Art Nouveau eras most beautiful book. Klimt and Antiquity also compares the red- and blackfigure Attic vases dating from the 5th centur y with Klimts ...[Llegir més]