Golden Tarot of Klimt (Lo Scarabeo Decks) (English and Spanish Edition)

In twentieth century Vienna, the art of Gustav Klimt held a primary position. Inspired by this modern master, Golden Tarot of Klimt is teeming with impressions, stamped in gold, that recount love, death, sensuality, and regeneration.

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The art of Gustav Klimt (1862 1918), filled with symbolism, passion and eroticism, have become so popular that they appear everywhere, from posters on college student s walls to coffee mugs, from stained glass imitations to ceramic tile. His piece, "The Kiss," is virtually iconic and his painting of Adele Bloch-Bauer sold for $135 million in 2006, the highest price ever for a painting.

Klimt combined graphic techniques with pictorial ones, flaunting conventions of the time, perhaps in anticipation of Weimar Germany that began a year after his death. Besides his mastery of inventive art [read more]

The companion booklets for most Lo Scarabeo decks are in five languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, and German.