As a lover of art history I decided to share some art where kissing appears throughout history! I think art history is a wonderful way to understand history and I hope you do too.

Examples of Kissing in Art



Khajuraho India, Chitragupta Temple - The Kiss - c.1000


India - Mithuna - c.1250



Briseis Painter - Lover and Beloved Kissing - 480 BC


Hans Baldung Grien - Death and the Maiden - 1518-20


Palma Vecchio - Jacob Rachel - c.1525


Bronzino - Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time - c.1545


Francois Boucher - Hercules and Omphale - c.1730


Jean Honore Fragonard - The Stolen Kiss - 1756–61


Jean Honore Fragonard - The Stolen Kiss - 1787-88


Antonio Canova - Cupid and Psyche - 1787-93


Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres - Paolo and Francesca - 1819


Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827) - A Kiss in the Kitchen - Date Unknown


Francesco Hayez - The Kiss - 1859


Pierre Auguste Renoir - Dance at Bougival - 1883


Sir Frank Dicksee - Romeo and Juliet - 1884


Auguste Rodin - The Kiss (White Version)- 1886


Auguste Rodin - The Kiss (Black Version)- 1886

To be continued..stay tuned for Part Three of Examples of Kissing in Art!