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== Influences ==

== Influences ==

[[File:Gustav Klimt - Study for Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I - Google Art Project.jpg|thumb|right|Klimt drew many sketches of Adele Bloch-Bauer before choosing what to paint.]]

[[File:Gustav Klimt - Study for Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I - Google Art Project.jpg|thumb|right|Klimt drew many sketches of Adele Bloch-Bauer before choosing what to paint.]]

Klimt was a [[Symbolist]] artist and this painting was part of his Golden Phase.<ref name=Met>{{cite web|title=The Splendid History of Gustav Klimt’s Glistening “Golden Phase”|author1=Kelly Richman-Abdou |date=September 16, 2018 |url=https://mymodernmet.com/gustav-klimt-golden-phase/|access-date=May 22, 2021|publisher=My Modern Met}}</ref>  The painting is covered in gilt and other shining decoration.<ref name=Vogue>{{cite news|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/golden-lady-how-gustav-klimts-gilded-paintings-influence-the-runway|access-date=May 22, 2021|date=November 5, 2021|author=Esther Adams Achara|title=Golden Lady: How Gustav Klimt's Gilded Paintings Influence the Runway}}</ref> [[Art Nouveau]], the [[Arts and Crafts]] movement, [[Byzantine art]] and [[Egyptian art]] influenced Klimt at this time.<ref name=Met /><ref name=Joy>{{cite web|url=https://joyofmuseums.com/museums/united-states-of-america/new-york-museums/neue-galerie-new-york/adele-bloch-bauers-portrait/|title=Byzantine Gold Mosaics influenced “The Lady in Gold”|publisher=Joy of Museums|access-date=May 22, 2021}}</ref>

Klimt was a [[Symbolist]] artist and this painting was part of his Golden Phase.<ref name=Met>{{cite web|title=The Splendid History of Gustav Klimt’s Glistening “Golden Phase”|author1=Kelly Richman-Abdou |date=September 16, 2018 |url=https://mymodernmet.com/gustav-klimt-golden-phase/|access-date=May 22, 2021|publisher=My Modern Met}}</ref>  The painting is covered in gilt and other shining decoration.<ref name=Vogue>{{cite news|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/golden-lady-how-gustav-klimts-gilded-paintings-influence-the-runway|access-date=May 22, 2021|date=November 5, 2021|author=Esther Adams Achara|title=Golden Lady: How Gustav Klimt's Gilded Paintings Influence the Runway}}</ref> [[Art Nouveau]], the [[Arts and Crafts]] movement, [[Byzantine art]] and [[Egyptian art]] influenced Klimt at this time.<ref name=Met /><ref name=Joy>{{cite web|url=https://joyofmuseums.com/museums/united-states-of-america/new-york-museums/neue-galerie-new-york/adele-bloch-bauers-portrait/|title=Byzantine Gold Mosaics influenced “The Lady in Gold”|publisher=Joy of Museums|access-date=May 22, 2021|archive-date=May 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523034143/https://joyofmuseums.com/museums/united-states-of-america/new-york-museums/neue-galerie-new-york/adele-bloch-bauers-portrait/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Mosaic of Justinianus I - Basilica San Vitale (Ravenna).jpg|thumb|left|Klimt looked at Byzantine mosaics like this one of [[Justinian I]] when planning the painting.]]

[[File:Mosaic of Justinianus I - Basilica San Vitale (Ravenna).jpg|thumb|left|Klimt looked at Byzantine mosaics like this one of [[Justinian I]] when planning the painting.]]

Klimt prepared carefully before painting the painting.  He started in 1902.  He drew over 100 sketches to practice.  Klimt went to the [[Basilica of San Vitale]] in [[Ravenna]] and looked at Byzantine [[mosaics]].<ref name=Joy />

Klimt prepared carefully before painting the painting.  He started in 1902.  He drew over 100 sketches to practice.  Klimt went to the [[Basilica of San Vitale]] in [[Ravenna]] and looked at Byzantine [[mosaics]].<ref name=Joy />