but has been interpreted as an allegory of innocence lost
cypresses and wheat fields when he had permission to venture outside the walls
The Red Vineyards near Arles (1888) by Vincent van Gogh is the only painting that he sold in his lifetime
with three models in various states of undress
The woman is silhouetted against a reddish-yellow sunset radiating from the distant mountains
Life is a Struggle ☵ Klimt ☲ Canvas beach but has been interpreted asLife is a Struggle (1903) by Gustav Klimt, also known as The Golden Knight, depicts a knight in golden armor confronted by a snake. The knight and his horse are richly detailed, decorated in diamond and square patterns, against an intricate backdrop of a forest. The details were influenced by Byzantine mosaics that Klimt viewed in Ravenna, Italy, and the composition references Drer's Knight, Death and the Devil (1513). The antagonist, a snake barely