Schubert At The Piano By Gustav Klimt. While One Of The Canvases, Music Ii, Is An Allegorical Work Harking Back To Earlier Paintings, The Other, Schubert At The Piano, Is Highly Innovative. The Painting Above Represents A Convergence Of Two Viennese Artists: Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828) And Gustav Klimt (1862 - 1918).