150th birthday for Gustav Klimt - a personal favorite of mine. Belvedere, another one of the many Hapsburg family homes, is now an art gallery showcasing some of Klimt's most famous works. I cannot explain in words how awe-inspiring it was to see Judith, one of my absolute favorite paintings, in person. I sat and stared and stared - and never grew tired of looking at it. The expression on that woman's face, her slack mouth, scandalous eyes and strong neck - almost makes you forget that she is holding the head of her dead husband in her hands. I will never get tired of looking at art. Never.
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