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Russia - Fragment of Klimt's The Kiss can be bought as an NFT token

Russia (bbabo.net), - A digital copy of "The Kiss" by Gustav Klimt will be divided into 10 thousand parts - NFT tokens. This is reported by the Belvedere Museum in Vienna, whose fund owns a famous painting. The museum has the largest collection of Klimt's works in the world. The cost of one "Kiss" token is 1850 euros. "This action will allow not only to become the owner of a part of the digitized image of the Kiss," the museum notes. "It is about creating a personal connection with the masterpiece. You will be able to become part of a community that will be inscribed in the pages of history."

First, future buyers are offered to leave an application for the purchase of a token, then the painting will be divided, and the lucky ones will receive a random piece of the painting and an official record of purchase on the website of thekiss.art project Gustav Klimt The Kiss NFT Drop by Belvedere Museum & artèQ.

The Kiss by Klimt is one of the most replicated paintings in the world. There are numerous copies of it in schools, offices, they are printed on photo wallpapers, clothes, many souvenirs with "The Kiss" can be purchased in Viennese shops.

A certain count ordered a painting from Gustav Klimt for his beloved. The canvas was supposed to depict the count and his beloved in a passionate kiss. Klimt painted the girl from the medallion handed to him by the customer. As the artist recalled, he himself fell in love with the girl from the medallion.

Russia - Fragment of Klimt's The Kiss can be bought as an NFT token