Francesco Hayez · 1859
The Kiss (Il Bacio)
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Hayez's silk-clad couple in a passionate embrace under a stone arch — the symbol of the Italian Risorgimento, the most-reproduced kiss in painting. Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan.
Up to 29 × 36 in · portrait
Size
Larger sizes are unavailable for this painting because the source scan's resolution wouldn't print at gallery quality.
Format & finish
Archival cotton canvas stretched over a wooden frame. Ready to hang as-is. No external frame.
Scale next to a 5'10" person
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The story of The Kiss (Il Bacio)
The Kiss is an 1859 painting by the Italian artist Francesco Hayez. Possibly his best-known work, the painting conveys the main features of Italian Romanticism and has come to represent the spirit of the Risorgimento. It was commissioned by Alfonso Maria Visconti di Saliceto, who donated it to the Pinacoteca di Brera after his death.
Adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Francesco Hayez
Francesco Hayez was an Italian painter. He is considered one of the leading artists of Romanticism in mid-19th-century Milan, and is renowned for his grand historical paintings, political allegories, and portraits.
All Francesco Hayez prints →Biography adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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