It was completed in 1909 and is based on the Art Nouveau (Modern) style in a symbolic painting genre.

The dimensions of the painting are 195 by 102 centimetres (77 by 40 in),[1] and it is housed at the Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, Austria.

[2] The painting is a study for a series of three mosaics created by Klimt for a 1905-1911 commissioned work at the Stoclet Palace in Brussels, Belgium.

The mosaics were created in the artist's Late Works period and depict swirling Trees of Life, a standing female figure, and an embracing couple.

The mosaics are spread across three walls of the Palais' dining room, along with two figural sections set opposite each other.