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Death and Life, Gustav Klimt
There’s something fun about skulls. Once the shock of a skinless, eyeless head dissipates, notice the grin—there’s a hint of humor, isn't there? Gustav Klimt must have seen the droll side of the human skull, since his personification of death in the monumental canvas Death and Life positively vibrates with weird charisma. read more
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