Kiss of the Whole World
 
  Books on Klimt say that you shouldn't ignore the figures in Sensual Delight, Immodesty, and Intemperance set entirely in a feminine universe.  The nude man seen from that back looks familiar to figures seen in "Jurisprudence".  Here he is seen imprisoned in a woman's grasp; quite interesting he was quite culpable in the grasp of the law of Justice in  "Jurisprudence".  The water here is bathing their feet and the garden surrounding them, as well as the cosmic signs represented by the sun and moon, seem to be less an image of Paradise regained rather than a return to its origins in the embrace of love.

 
 
 
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