He Love is a universal feeling that implies a great sentimental and physical attraction. that each human being expresses in a particular way.
This feeling has been represented through a set of images that have become romantic symbols such as red hearts, roses or Cupid.
However, the artistsusing their expressive abilities and perception of love, have created countless works of art that capture and represent the nature, strength, beauty and passion associated with this feeling.
These works have the ability to recreate the senses of love through their aesthetics, details and lights capable of captivating the viewer.
Lovers by Rene Magritte
LoversRené Magritte, 1928
In LoversRené Magritte draws the public’s attention by painting a couple whose faces are covered with a wet cloth that prevents their faces from being seen.
There have been many interpretations made to this work, among which the representation of a secret love, the impossibility of smelling, touching and kissing stand out. It is a painting whose image exposes the prohibition in which the protagonists find themselves, the prohibition or impediment of being able to feel each other.
However, part of the inspiration for this work that captures the pain of an invisible or lost love, Magritte uses the memory of the anguish he feels when he sees his mother being rescued from the river lifeless, whose face was covered with a wet shirt. .
René François Ghislain Magritte (1898-1967) was a Belgian painter whose works are characterized by following the surrealist style, exposing his perception of reality with images that evoke dreams.
See also Surrealism.
The kiss by Auguste Rodin
The kissAuguste Rodin, 1888-1889
The kiss It is a sculpture that exposes, through universal body language, the strength, passion and lust that a kiss can mean between lovers. In this way, Rodin uses the posture of the naked bodies of his protagonists as a resource.
This sculpture is inspired by the tragic romance between the Italians Paolo Malatesta and Francesca da Rimini, immortalized and popularized by the writer Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) in his work The Divine Comedy.
François-Auguste-René Rodin (1840-1917) was a prominent French sculptor of the Impressionist movement, whose aesthetics allowed him to break with the trends of his time and generate a new modality and representation of sculpture.
See also Impressionism.
The kiss by Gustav Klimt
The kissGustav Klimt, 1907-1908
The kiss It is a painting of the current of the art nouveau (modernism) and one of Klimt’s most important works. It represents the expectation prior to a kiss, using the romantic posture of wrapping a hug. For many, this painting symbolizes reconciliation, the embrace of desire, the beauty and eroticism of love.
The painting The kiss It stands out for the way in which Klimt expresses love, using the bright colors of gold and yellow tones, which were exclusive to religious paintings. He also draws attention to the mixture of techniques such as, for example, the use of geometric shapes that simulate mosaics.
Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) was an Austrian painter and representative of the modernist movement in Vienna.
See also Art nouveau or Modernism.
The kiss by Pablo Picasso
The kissPablo Picasso, 1969
In this painting you can see a portrait of a kiss in which the faces are joined by the same line, making the two one face.
This painting seems to be intended to expose the intimacy and fusion that occurs between two people when kissing. It is a romantic image whose lines and colors reflect serenity and tenderness.
The kiss by Picasso is a painting painted in the most mature stage of Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), a renowned Spanish painter and sculptor. He is considered one of the most important exponents of cubism and avant-garde of the 20th century.
See also Cubism.
In bed, the kiss by Henri Toulouse-Lautrec
In bed, the kissHenri Toulouse-Lautrec, 1892
In bed, the kiss It was one of several paintings commissioned from Henri Toulouse-Lautrec to decorate a Parisian brothel. The image represents a couple in their privacy, naked, embracing, giving each other a tender and, at the same time, passionate kiss.
However, since it was a couple of women in love, it was a provocative and daring image for the time.
Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa (1864-1901) was a French post-impressionist painter and poster artist who used to portray the nightlife of Paris.
See also Painting.
The birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli
The birth of VenusSandro Botticelli, 1484
The birth of Venus It is a painting inspired by the literary work Metamorphosis of Ovid. This work represents the birth of love and beauty, which is represented by the goddess Venus who appears naked and on a large shell on the seashore.
Currently, this beautiful work can be seen in the Uffizi Gallery, in Florence (Italy).
Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510) was a prominent Italian painter. Among his masterpieces is The birth of Venusone of the most recognized paintings of Renaissance art and appreciated throughout history.
See also Renaissance.
Kiss IIRoy Lichtenstein
Kiss IIRoy Lichtenstein, 1963
Kiss II It is one of the most iconic representations in comics and one of Lichtenstein’s most famous paintings. This work is characterized by the representation of a passionate kiss in comic format, which together with its intense colors give the kiss the strength of the world of superheroes.
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) was an American painter, known for being one of the most important representatives of pop art or pop artstanding out especially for its use of comics.
See also What is a work of art?