FAQ About Gustav Klimt
What was the controversy about Klimt's Faculty Paintings?
The Faculty Paintings, created by Gustav Klimt between 1900 and 1907, were a series commissioned for the University of Vienna's ceiling. The paintings, representing Philosophy, Medicine, and Jurisprudence, were controversial for their modern and ambiguous themes, as well as their sexual undertones. The traditional academic community criticized them heavily, and they were eventually never installed. Sadly, the paintings were destroyed during World War II.
