Gustav Klimt Frieze Italian Wall Tapestry All Styles This classical verdure scene displays

This classical verdure scene displays a stunning view swans on the lake amid a verdant forest with a backdrop of the mountains and ancient ruins in the distance

this tapestry also elegantly displays his often used mille-fleurs motif

The original was made in 1630 by Henricus Hondius (1596 - 1651)

the Beethoven Frieze

who eventually made him the First Painter to the King

Gustav Klimt Frieze Italian Wall Tapestry All Styles This classical verdure scene displaysThe Frieze by Klimt is an Italian jacquard woven wall tapestry. The artwork is a small extract from The Beethoven Frieze, a painting by Gustav Klimt on display in the Secession Building located in Vienna, Austria. In 1901 Klimt worked on a groundbreaking decorative cycle, the Beethoven Frieze, it is a painted interpretation of one of the greatest musical compositions ever written, the final choral movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.