Image from Wikipedia Moved? I am. I LOVE this painting. It means more to me than any image I've ever seen. It was painted in Italy by Francesco Hayez in 1859, as I understand, it portrays a goodbye kiss of two lovers as he leaves for war. How passionate, loving, tense, sad, electric, and compelling. What would it be like to kiss your husband knowing it may indeed be the last time you kiss, last time you touch, last time you see? So sad, but you want sadness so badly not to be the memory of the moment. The colors are just vibrant enough, yet subtle enough, the shadows deep yet well placed, the cloth and texture of the stones. The shadow of a waiting soldier in the background. I…