Ustav Klimt

In the series we will explore some of the world's most well known works of art through The Private Life of a Masterpiece, that introduces viewers to the extraordinary stories contained in the history of art. Episodes reveal the full and fascinating stories behind famous works, not just how they came to be created, but also how they influenced others and came to have a life of their own in the modern world.

Early, little-known, free-spirited chamber works from music’s supreme teenage genius.

Austria, 1907. En el pináculo de su carrera, el pintor Gustav Klimt acepta el encargo de retratar a Adele Bloch-Bauer, admiradora de su obra y esposa de uno de sus principales mecenas. El retratista y la modelo cultivan una amistad que dura ya seis años. La naturaleza del encargo los invitará a rememorar las circunstancias en que se conocieron y que propiciaron el nacimiento de una de las grandes obras del maestro de Baumgarten.