This panel captures Emilie’s quiet authority and unmistakable presence, framed by the bold geometry and textile intelligence that defined both Klimt’s painting and her own world of fashion. The mosaic emphasises vertical rhythm and pattern, so the dress becomes a column of movement, with blues, violets, and small accents that read like stitched ornament from a distance, then resolve into hand-set tesserae up close. The halo-like shapes behind her intensify the portrait’s ceremonial feel, as if modern style has become iconography.

An artistic smalti mosaic re interpretation of Gustav Klimt’s work by Valter Solari, Chef de Mosaique.
Mosaics Smalti (glass) are handcrafted glass mosaics made from richly pigmented smalti, cut and placed piece by piece to create depth, movement, and a distinctive light-reflecting surface. Each design is built with an artisanal, old-world sensibility - ideal for statement walls, niches, wet areas, and feature panels where you want colour, texture, and craftsmanship to feel unmistakably special.