The Kiss

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The Kiss is a famous 1859 Romantic-era oil painting by Italian artist Francesco Hayez, celebrated for its passionate depiction of a couple’s embrace and its symbolism of Italian unification.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Romantic painting
painting
collection Pinacoteca di Brera collection
linked to: Pinacoteca di Brera
colorPalette blue and white dress accents
warm browns and reds
commissionedBy Alfonso Maria Visconti di Saliceto
countryOfOrigin Italy
creator Francesco Hayez
depicts clandestine lovers
embracing couple
farewell kiss
describedAs icon of the Risorgimento
symbol of Italian unification
exhibitedAt Brera Exhibition
linked to: Pinacoteca di Brera
genre Romanticism
historical painting
hasPart arched doorway
cloak with French tricolour tones
dropped hat
stone staircase
woman’s dress with Savoy colours
young man in cloak
young woman in blue dress
hasTheme Italian nationalism
Risorgimento
political allegory
romantic love
sacrifice
separation
inception 1859
influenced Italian patriotic imagery
later romantic depictions of lovers
inspiredBy Italian unification
languageOfWorkOrName Italian
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Lombardy
Milan
locatedInTheCountry Italy
location Pinacoteca di Brera
mainSubject farewell
kiss
love
patriotism
materialUsed oil on canvas
medium oil paint
movement Romanticism
notableWorkOf Francesco Hayez
originalTitle Il bacio
setting medieval interior
timePeriodDepicted Middle Ages

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Francesco Hayez notableWork The Kiss
Francesco Hayez notableWork The Kiss
subject linked to: Hayez