During the night I was lucky enough to visit the Leopold museum. Honestly, the main goal was to see  „Death and Life“ by Gustav Klimt with my own eyes.  And yes,  it has exceeded all expectations!

 

⇐As usual, Klimt used a huge number of colors and shades. You can distinguish two bodies in the painting: lonely thin creature with a skull is the Death, and the warm mass of living bodies located at each other as a  single unit, from a baby to an old woman, illustrates the Life. You can stand for long in front of the painting and observe all details, but I will continue to give a short overview of the museum.

The basis for the collection of Leopold Museum is the collection of art collected over the years by spouses Leopold – Elisabeth and Rudolf. Rudolf Leopold worked as a successful ophthalmologist, but in Austrian history he remembered as a passionate art lover and collector.

Museum is located on Museumsplatz 1, and built in the shape of a nice white cube. In addition to Gustav Klimt, the main asset of the Leopold Museum is considered an exhibition of paintings by Egon Schiele, as it is the world’s largest collection. What is more, there you can find a lot of the other paintings by famous artists.

Additionally, there is a youth café with the dance floor in the museum. That day a DJ was playing a live music which made my visit even more memorable. Have a look at Leopold museum and you will discover many new things about the Austrian art.

Best Wishes,

Valeriia