What is Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I?
{{italictitle}} [[File:Adele Bloch-Bauer et the Woman in gold (1907).jpg|thumb|right|Adele Bloch-Bauer was the subject of this painting.]] '''''Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I''''', '''''The Woman in Gold''''', or '''''The Lady in Gold''''' is a painting by [[Gustav Klimt]] of [[Adele Bloch-Bauer]], a woman who lived in [[Vienna]]. He painted the painting in 1907.<ref name=K>{{cite web|url=https://www.gustav-klimt.com/Portrait-Of-Adele-Bloch-Bauer-1.jsp|title=Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, 1907 by Gustav Klimt |publisher=Gustav Klimt|access-date=May 20, 2021}}</ref> ==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.]] 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