Where can you see Gustav Klimt in Venice?

At the Ca' Pesaro: Judith II (Salome). Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.

What is Gustav Klimt's most famous work in Venice?

Judith II (Salome), of 1909, at the Ca' Pesaro. A tall, gaunt Judith with clawed hands and the head of Holofernes, with far less gold than his earlier Judith. Lent to an exhibition in Mestre until 14 February 2027.

When and where was Gustav Klimt born?

On 14 July 1862, at Baumgarten, near Vienna, Austria. Gustav Klimt died on 6 February 1918, at Vienna, Austria, aged about 56.

What is Gustav Klimt known for?

Painted The Kiss. A founder of the Vienna Secession in 1897. The Three Ages of Woman has been in Rome since 1912. Gustav Klimt was an Austrian painter, of the Vienna Secession.

Painter, 1862 to 1918

Gustav Klimt

Klimt showed his work at the Venice Biennale of 1910, and the city bought his Judith II for its gallery of modern art at Ca' Pesaro. It became the emblem of the museum.

Born: 1862, Baumgarten, near Vienna, Austria
Died: 1918, Vienna, Austria
Movement: Vienna Secession
In Venice: 1 work in 1 museum

Where to see Gustav Klimt in Venice

Each work with the museum it hangs in. Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.

Ca' Pesaro1 work

Judith II (Salome)
1909
A tall, gaunt Judith with clawed hands and the head of Holofernes, with far less gold than his earlier Judith. Lent to an exhibition in Mestre until 14 February 2027.

The life of Gustav Klimt

Klimt was born near Vienna in 1862, the son of a gold engraver. In 1897 he led the artists who broke with the official academy and founded the Vienna Secession.

In the first decade of the new century he painted with gold leaf and flat pattern, in pictures such as The Kiss. He died in Vienna in 1918.

What to know

Painted The Kiss
A founder of the Vienna Secession in 1897
The Three Ages of Woman has been in Rome since 1912

Born: 14 July 1862, Baumgarten, near Vienna, Austria
Died: 6 February 1918, Vienna, Austria

Gustav Klimt: common questions

Where can you see Gustav Klimt in Venice?: At the Ca' Pesaro: Judith II (Salome). Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.
What is Gustav Klimt's most famous work in Venice?: Judith II (Salome), of 1909, at the Ca' Pesaro. A tall, gaunt Judith with clawed hands and the head of Holofernes, with far less gold than his earlier Judith. Lent to an exhibition in Mestre until 14 February 2027.
When and where was Gustav Klimt born?: On 14 July 1862, at Baumgarten, near Vienna, Austria. Gustav Klimt died on 6 February 1918, at Vienna, Austria, aged about 56.
What is Gustav Klimt known for?: Painted The Kiss. A founder of the Vienna Secession in 1897. The Three Ages of Woman has been in Rome since 1912. Gustav Klimt was an Austrian painter, of the Vienna Secession.