# Beethoven Frieze: left wall \(part 2, detail\) [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [KLIMT, Gustav]() - Date: 1851-1900 - Technique: Casein paints, stucco coverings, various materials, gold plating on mortar ## Commentary Behind the golden knight appear two allegorical female characters, who are referred to in the catalogue as "Ehrgeiz" \(Ambition\)" and "Mitleid" \(Compassion\). They are meant to act as "inner driving forces" to motivate the knight to "take up the struggle for happiness" in the name of humanity. The knight's challenging gaze focuses on the subsequent scene, which stretches across the entire centre wall where the "hostile forces" are gathered. ## Related artworks - [Adam and Eve]() - [Altar of Dionysos]() - [Avenue in the Park of Schloss Kammer]() - [Beethoven Frieze: centre wall \(detail\)]() - [Beethoven Frieze: centre wall \(detail\)]() - [Beethoven Frieze: centre wall]() - [Beethoven Frieze: left wall \(part 1\)]() - [Beethoven Frieze: left wall \(part 2\)]() - [Beethoven Frieze: right wall \(part 1\)]() - [Beethoven Frieze: right wall \(part 2, deatail\)]() - [Beethoven Frieze: right wall \(part 2\)]() - [Beethoven Frieze: right wall]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()