Hygieia | Gustav Klimt | 1901 Artemisia Gentileschi amplifying the sense of dread

amplifying the sense of dread and despair

Schiele uses jagged lines

painted around 1891

saving his disciples from peril

Hygieia | Gustav Klimt | 1901 Artemisia Gentileschi amplifying the sense of dreadAbout the artwork: Klimts Hygieia (1901) embodies the height of his Golden Phase, blending opulent ornamentation with a sense of unsettling mysticism. Depicting the goddess of health from Greek mythology, the figure stands tall, her serpent coiling around the chalicea symbol of healing but also of temptation and danger. Draped in gold and red, Hygieias rigid, almost hieratic pose contrasts with the sensual fluidity of her form, illustrating Klimts