An evening of Strauss music. What an elegant, happy way to welcome in the new year and the new decade.
And a contest at the concert! Who is that girl? Can you name the woman in the painting and the artist who painted her portrait?
I was able to name the artist, but missed the name of the woman. The artist was Gustav Klimt, who some art historians call one of the 20 most influential artists of the past 500 years. His most famous painting is The Kiss.
So who is the woman? I guessed that the woman in the painting was Klimt's wife, Judith.
However, I was mistaken; instead, it was Emilie Flöge, painted at the request of her husband.
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