The Virgin

This modern tapestry “The Virgin” or “Die Jungfrau” is a work by Gustav Klimt from around 1913. Klimt was an Austrian Symbolist painter and his main subject was the female figure and characters. He was a primary figure of the Viennese succession movement, formed in 1897 by a group of Austrian artists evolving from the Association of Austrian Artists, from the Vienna Kunstlerhaus. Painters, sculptors, and architects formed this movement which represented a study of art outside tradition. Freedom to express one’s artistic instinct was important to each member. Here we see the Virgin with other females in a dance of color and pattern almost bordering on a hallucinatory scene. The bold use of color and pattern by Klimt is a hallmark of his work, and is seen here in florid display celebrating the female virgin. This modern art tapestry “The Virgin” is backed with lining and tunnel for easy hanging.