Klimt delved deeply into the eternal questions that inspire humankind. Fascinated as he was by the mysteries of womankind, life, love and death, he used The Kiss to represent the search for, and especially the final encounter with, absolute happiness. Today, in Lladró sculptures, the matte glaze evokes all the glowingly golden effects of Klimt's canvases, giving a more pictorial finish to each of the pieces.