/internal/media/dispatcher/3811/fullBeethoven Frieze: Longing for Happiness1901-1902[Gustav Klimt]Gustav KlimtKaseinfarben, Stuckauflagen, Zeichenstift, Applikationen aus verschiedenen Materialien (Glas, Perlmutt etc.), Goldauflagen auf Mörtel The Fourteenth Secession exhibition in 1902 was a Gesamtkunstwerk (total work of art) akin to a temple and was dedicated to Ludwig van Beethoven. Klimt created his Beethoven Frieze directly on the walls of the left side room. In this revolutionary work, the artist discarded any illusion of pictorial space. The human figure is no longer an individual but a symbolic bearer of meaning composed of lines and planes. Klimt’s pictorial program is based on Richard Wagner’s descriptive interpretation of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. It tells of humanity overcoming various perils in its quest for happiness. The subject of the final section in Klimt’s Beethoven Frieze is the coming together of humankind in the ideal realm of the arts.Paintinghttps://sammlungtest.belvedere.at/objects/4737/rdf