The Most Hated Painting in History

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In 1901, this painting caused such an outrage at the University of Vienna that professors signed a petition to remove it. Gustav Klimt had been commissioned to paint Medicine, but what he delivered shocked the entire city.

Why did this artwork provoke so much anger? And how did it later end up destroyed during World War II?

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0:00 Introduction
0:53 The Story Behind Klimt's Faculty Paintings
3:15 Analysis of Medicine
6:55 Why They Destroyed This Painting

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