portrait-paysage) by Henri Rousseau is a self-portrait titled to claim equal status between the typically distinct genres of portraits and landscapes
as a metaphor for the timeless fight of good against evil
Peasants dance the farandole
the room has a decorative wallpaper
The dark haired and brown-eyed young woman is only identified as Margherita
Life is a Struggle ☵ Klimt ☲ Art Print celestial portrait-paysage) by Henri Rousseau isLife is a Struggle (1903) by Gustav Klimt, also known as The Golden Knight, depicts a knight in golden armor confronted by a snake. The knight and his horse are richly detailed, decorated in diamond and square patterns, against an intricate backdrop of a forest. The details were influenced by Byzantine mosaics that Klimt viewed in Ravenna, Italy, and the composition references Drer's Knight, Death and the Devil (1513). The antagonist, a snake barely