This first phase is very well represented with this painting by Gustav Klimt. In it we can observe a couple given to the sample of affection in a genuine embrace and a kiss. Note that although the woman offers the cheek and not the lips, there is a rapture and ecstasy in the female face. Observe the blush, the closed eyes, the shape of the hands of the female figure. The feeling of falling in love is the one where human beings begin the game of love, they start the discovery of the other. In it we begin to feel the need of the other person, their approach, the illusion of having close to the other person can even cause us insomnia. The most common physical symptoms of this stage are redness, tremors or palpitations, excitement and nervousness, obsession, fantasy thoughts and fear of rejection.

Many theories have been made of this work by René Magritte. Today we will keep the ideas that have to do with love. In this work we see two people, man and woman, with their faces covered, kissing. Immediately the idea that this painting offers us is that of secret love, that of two lovers who have to hide from society; but also, of how we do not show our true face to the other, of how we do not know the true personality of the one we fall in love with; that is to say, I do not show everything that I am, nor am I able to see everything that is the other because I am in a state of spell. There is a moment when we live love that way: blind. So much so that we can give positive characteristics to the loved one and avoid the negative ones in an attempt to perfect the other person. Who has not been willing to commit some madness for love? Love, at some point, can be irrational, unfounded, and misleading.

That Roy Lichtenstein's Drawing for Kiss is a work of art is no longer disputed. What seems to be the extract of a comic, is actually an acrylic on canvas handmade with brush, dot by dot. This painting shows a woman in tears embracing her partner. The question is: Are they tears of happiness or sadness? And it is that sometimes we can suffer for love.
Let us clarify that when we talk about suffering for love, it is not that the person with whom we fall in love makes us suffer, it hurts us, but because we love, we suffer. A person who loves can suffer the suffering of the other person, suffer when things go wrong with the other. This stage of the relationship requires not only surrender of the two parts, but also mutual understanding, knowledge, which can only come with time. When we live this love we no longer speak of two people, we can speak of only one.

Jan van Eyck's famous painting introduces us to the couple at the time of marriage or at least is the most used thesis when talking about Van Eyck's painting. In this painting we can see that unlike the previous paintings, the bodies of the man and the woman are separated, there is only minimal contact through the hands. The face of each one is visible: the face of the serious man, that of the woman, self-absorbed. When we see the bulging female belly, we know that she is pregnant. This is a couple that from what we see maintains a high degree of confidence: the shoes of both, the dog, the bed. In this part of the relationship, it seems that effusive hugs and passionate kisses are not necessary, apparently there is intimacy between them, but it is a quiet intimacy. Nothing to do with the restless and overflowing passion of the previous stages. It is a couple that has put down roots (house, dog, son) and strengthens in that union.

With this painting we have reached the end of the selection and perhaps one of the last stages of love: custom and daily life. This simple portrait of two farmers is one of the best-known paintings of American art of all time. Let us observe how the peasants, in their gesture, end up generating an almost religious image, with their elongated and bitter faces that denote a routine and an attitude of tedium or tiredness. In this last phase of love it is not strange to find that people remain united by feelings different from love, or at least sexual love. We hear people say that they are united by habit, the filial relationship that has been established, even the fact of having children, can be a reason for the union to exist. There are many studies of this painting that speak of the hair collected from the woman as a sign of repressed sexuality and of the defensive attitude of the man with the gallows in his hand. Both in a bland attitude that gives the impression of conformity and submission. Unequivocal characteristics of a relationship riddled with routines.

As we have seen, love is a broad and complex feeling, a process that takes place in stages and moments. Even if we want to, those stages are not eternal, especially because in that feeling people are involved and people change. Each one of the stages has its advantages and disadvantages, what we have to do is live them and take advantage of each one of them. As for painting, painting is art, and as art it is the manifestation of the human being. Next time you see a painting, think about what the artist wants to express and especially how you feel when you see it.

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