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: Klimt utilized oil paint along with extensive silver and gold leaf, a style inspired by the Byzantine mosaics of Ravenna.

The "Lady in Gold" became a symbol of the systematic art theft perpetrated by the Nazis during World War II. La Dama De Oro

(The Woman in Gold) refers primarily to the iconic 1907 masterpiece by Gustav Klimt, titled Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I , as well as the high-profile legal battle and subsequent 2015 film detailing its restitution. The Masterpiece: Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I : Klimt utilized oil paint along with extensive

: In 2006, an arbitration panel in Vienna ruled in favor of Altmann. Today, the painting is permanently displayed at the Neue Galerie in New York City. The Masterpiece: Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I :

: Following the 1938 Anschluss, the painting was stolen from the Bloch-Bauer family. It was later renamed "The Woman in Gold" by the Nazis to strip it of its Jewish identity.

: Adele Bloch-Bauer, a prominent Jewish socialite and patron of the arts in Vienna, was the only model Klimt painted twice.

Painted during Klimt's "Golden Phase," the work is a pinnacle of the Vienna Secession movement.