Focus on The Kiss (Hayez) and explore the abstract.
Il bacio (Italian pronunciation: [il ˈbaːtʃo]; The Kiss) is an 1859 painting by the Italian artist Francesco Hayez. It is possibly his best-known work. This painting conveys the main features of Italian Romanticism and has come to represent the spirit of the Risorgimento. It was commissioned by Alfonso Maria Visconti di Saliceto, who donated it to the Pinacoteca di Brera after his death.
Saliceto Alfonso Maria Visconti Pinacoteca di Brera Francesco Hayez Italian artist Risorgimento Romanticism painting