--- type: exposition title: "Gustav Klimt ‒ Pigment & Pixel" language: en url: "https://www.belvedere.at/en/gustav-klimt-pigment-pixel" --- # Gustav Klimt ‒ Pigment & Pixel ## Rediscovering Art Through Technology ![Gustav Klimt, Fakultätsbild „Die Medizin“, 1901, Rekolorisierung nach historischer Aufnahme (2021)](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/header_cropped_1920x480_fp/public/2025-01/Medicine%20in%20colour_0.jpg.webp?itok=V8sxv2dY) **Duration:** 20 February 2025 - 7 September 2025 What secrets are hiding beneath the surface of Gustav Klimt’s famous works? How did the artist apply gold and other precious metals to the canvas? Today’s technologies make it possible to look into the inner layers of paint and gain an understanding of Klimt’s working process. Curated by Franz Smola. \#GustavKlimt ### [Lower Belvedere](https://www.belvedere.at/en/visit/lower-belvedere) **Opening hours:** Monday to Sunday, 10 am - 6 pm **Address:** Lower Belvedere, 1030 Vienna ([Getting there]()) [Tickets](https://www.belvedere.at/en/tickets?location%5B0%5D=3) ##### In cooperation with - [Parnass](https://www.parnass.at/) - [Logo ORF 3](https://tv.orf.at/orf3/index.html) - [Logo Uniqa](https://www.uniqa.at/) ## Impressions - ![Ausstellungsansicht "Gustav Klimt – Pigment & Pixel. Mit Technologie Kunst neu entdecken", Unteres Belvedere — Installation view "Gustav Klimt – Pigment & Pixel. Rediscovering Art Through Technology", Lower Belvedere — Photo: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Vienna](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/equal_height_slider_1x/public/2025-02/UB%20Pigment%20und%20Pixel%20KLIMT-13.jpg.webp?itok=Kq_o_UL0) - ![Ausstellungsansicht "Gustav Klimt – Pigment & Pixel. Mit Technologie Kunst neu entdecken", Unteres Belvedere — Installation view "Gustav Klimt – Pigment & Pixel. Rediscovering Art Through Technology", Lower Belvedere — Photo: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Vienna](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/equal_height_slider_1x/public/2025-02/UB%20Pigment%20und%20Pixel%20KLIMT-20.jpg.webp?itok=yrQkOTNf) - ![Ausstellungsansicht "Gustav Klimt – Pigment & Pixel. Mit Technologie Kunst neu entdecken", Unteres Belvedere — Installation view "Gustav Klimt – Pigment & Pixel. Rediscovering Art Through Technology", Lower Belvedere — Photo: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Vienna](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/equal_height_slider_1x/public/2025-02/UB%20Pigment%20und%20Pixel%20KLIMT-16.jpg.webp?itok=tuxs_e68) - ![Ausstellungsansicht "Gustav Klimt – Pigment & Pixel. Mit Technologie Kunst neu entdecken", Unteres Belvedere — Installation view "Gustav Klimt – Pigment & Pixel. Rediscovering Art Through Technology", Lower Belvedere — Photo: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Vienna](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/equal_height_slider_1x/public/2025-02/UB%20Pigment%20und%20Pixel%20KLIMT-08.jpg.webp?itok=F5fNbjYp) - ![Ausstellungsansicht "Gustav Klimt – Pigment & Pixel. Mit Technologie Kunst neu entdecken", Unteres Belvedere — Installation view "Gustav Klimt – Pigment & Pixel. Rediscovering Art Through Technology", Lower Belvedere — Photo: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Vienna](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/equal_height_slider_1x/public/2025-02/UB%20Pigment%20und%20Pixel%20KLIMT-19.jpg.webp?itok=HUmoFfcA) - ![Ausstellungsansicht "Gustav Klimt – Pigment & Pixel. Mit Technologie Kunst neu entdecken", Unteres Belvedere — Installation view "Gustav Klimt – Pigment & Pixel. Rediscovering Art Through Technology", Lower Belvedere — Photo: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Vienna](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/equal_height_slider_1x/public/2025-02/UB%20Pigment%20und%20Pixel%20KLIMT-06.jpg.webp?itok=RxHi-hst) - ![Ausstellungsansicht "Gustav Klimt – Pigment & Pixel. Mit Technologie Kunst neu entdecken", Unteres Belvedere — Installation view "Gustav Klimt – Pigment & Pixel. Rediscovering Art Through Technology", Lower Belvedere — Photo: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Vienna](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/equal_height_slider_1x/public/2025-02/UB%20Pigment%20und%20Pixel%20KLIMT-03.jpg.webp?itok=-iZCVscw) ## The Exhibition - ![Gustav Klimts Meisterwerk Judith — Gustav Klimt, Judith, 1901 — Photo: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Vienna](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/full_content_width_no_crop/public/2025-02/Gustav%20Klimt_Judith_1901.jpg.webp?itok=QoXgldrz) - ![Infrarotreflektografie (1 zu 1 IRR 4737) von Gustav Klimts Judith — Gustav Klimt, Judith, 1901, Infrared reflectography (1-to-1 IRR 4737) — Photo: Stefanie Jahn / Belvedere, Vienna](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/full_content_width_no_crop/public/2025-02/Judith_Infrarotreflektografie.jpg.webp?itok=N-vXRB77) - ![Gustav Klimt, Fakultätsbild „Die Medizin“, 1901, Rekolorisierung nach historischer Aufnahme (2021) — Gustav Klimt, Medicine (Faculty painting), 1901, Recolourisation after historical photograph (2021) — Belvedere, Vienna / Image by Google](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/full_content_width_no_crop/public/2025-01/Medicine%20in%20colour_0.jpg.webp?itok=5vJ1JNET) - ![Gustav Klimt, Fakultätsbild „Die Medizin“, 1901, historische Aufnahme im Vergleich zur Rekolorisierung (2021) — Gustav Klimt, Medicine (Faculty painting), 1901, Recolourisation after historical photograph — Belvedere, Vienna / Image by Google — Graphic design: SCHIENERL D/AD, Vienna](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/full_content_width_no_crop/public/2024-06/Visus_Fakultaetsbilder_20240603__03_0.jpg.webp?itok=ZW16lycE) - ![Gustav Klimt, Fakultätsbild „Die Philosophie“, 1900, Rekolorisierung nach historischer Aufnahme (2021) — Gustav Klimt, Philosophy (Faculty painting), 1900, Recolourisation after historical photograph (2021) — Belvedere, Vienna / Image by Google](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/full_content_width_no_crop/public/2025-01/Philosophy%20in%20colour_0.jpg.webp?itok=EsiOEpaj) - ![Gustav Klimt, Fakultätsbild „Die Philosophie“, 1900, historische Aufnahme im Vergleich zur Rekolorisierung (2021) — Gustav Klimt, Philosophy (Faculty painting), 1900, Recolourisation after historical photograph — Belvedere, Vienna / Image by Google — Graphic design: SCHIENERL D/AD, Vienna](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/full_content_width_no_crop/public/2024-06/Visus_Fakultaetsbilder_20240603__02_0.jpg.webp?itok=KcNVehFN) - ![Gustav Klimt, Fakultätsbild „Die Jurisprudenz — Gustav Klimt, Jurisprudence (Faculty painting), 1900-1907, Recolourisation after historical photograph — Belvedere, Vienna / Image by Google](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/full_content_width_no_crop/public/2025-01/Jurisprudence%20in%20colour_0.jpg.webp?itok=moNPRZtR) - ![Gustav Klimt, Fakultätsbild „Die Jurisprudenz“, 1900-1907, Historische Aufnahme im Vergleich zur Rekolorisierung 2021 — Gustav Klimt, Jurisprudence (Faculty painting), 1900-1907, Recolourisation after historical photograph — Belvedere, Vienna / Image by Google — Graphic design: SCHIENERL D/AD, Vienna](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/full_content_width_no_crop/public/2024-06/Visus_Fakultaetsbilder_20240603__01_0.jpg.webp?itok=_0V8jmO9) - ![Gustav Klimts Meisterwerk Sonnenblume: Die Blume ragt bildmittig vor einer grünen Wand aus Blättern empor — Gustav Klimt, Sunflower, 1907/1908 — Photo: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Vienna](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/full_content_width_no_crop/public/2025-02/Gustav%20Klimt_Sonnenblume_1907_1908.jpg.webp?itok=-UYPYwSs) - ![Infrarotreflektografie von Gustav Klimts Sonnenblume — Gustav Klimt, Sonnenblume, 1907/1908, Infrared reflectography (1-to-1 IRR 10500) — Photo: Stefanie Jahn / Belvedere, Vienna](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/full_content_width_no_crop/public/2025-02/Sonnenblume_Infrarotreflektografie.jpg.webp?itok=Y1VFZ92y) This exhibition uses eight Klimt paintings from the Belvedere’s collection to present the results of radiological investigations and studies of material technology performed on his works in recent years. There has also been intensive research into Klimt’s University of Vienna Ceiling Paintings. Originally created for the ceiling of the Great Hall of the University of Vienna, the paintings were destroyed by a fire in 1945. All that remains are black and white photographs of the works. As part of the digital platform “Klimt versus Klimt,” developed by Google Arts & Culture in cooperation with the Belvedere, an attempt was made to reconstruct the original colors of the paintings. Artificial intelligence played an essential role in the project. Now for the first time, the Ceiling Paintings can be viewed in color in their original size and arrangement on the ceiling. ## Videos **Gustav Klimt ‒ Pigment & Pixel (Part 1)** **Gustav Klimt ‒ Pigment & Pixel (Part 2)** **Gustav Klimt ‒ Pigment & Pixel (Part 3)** **Gustav Klimt ‒ Pigment & Pixel (Part 4)** **Gustav Klimt ‒ Pigment & Pixel (Part 5)**