Art Nouveau (Jugendstil) Site Mathildenhöhe in Darmstadt, Germany.

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The Artists’ Colony (Künstlerkolonie) Mathildenhöhe is considered the most beautiful Art Nouveau/Jugendstil complex in Germany.  It provided impulses toward reform in the areas of architecture, landscape art, interior design, and arts and crafts.

darmstadt 231This gentleman is Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig von Hessen (1868-1937). Without the educated and art-appreciative Grand Duke, Mathildenhöhe would not have existed in its current form. Ernst Ludwig had close connections to England, and so he had contact with the arts and crafts movement there, which opposed architectural historicism and low-quality goods. From this evolved a return to the qualities of craftsmanship.
In 1898, Ernst Ludwig called seven artists (among them Peter Behrens, Joseph Maria Olbrich and Albin Müller) to Darmstadt. Those artists created the so-called Artists’ Colony between 1899 and 1914.

Artists’ Colony Mathildenhöhe
The Wedding Tower
One can get married there
Garden
Russian Orthodox Chapel (built before the Artists’ Colony)
Gazebo
Garden
The Wedding Tower
Sculpture in the garden
Art Nouveau Pool
An artist’s residence
Tiles
The Museum of the Artists’ Colony
Detail
Detail
Tiles and pavement patterns
The kiss, colored woodcut, by P. Behrens (1898)
Liquor Service by Albin Müller (1905)
Outside Clock by Peter Behrens (1910)
Tiles
Stained Glass
Inside the Museum
Furniture (1903), by P. Behrens
Upper part of a biscuit box, 1914, by E. J. Margold
An artist’s residence
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9 comments ›

  1. Cardinal Guzman
    April 2, 2014 • 10:36

    Wow! Such a beautiful place!

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  2. Virginia Duran
    September 7, 2014 • 13:26

    I find Art Nouveu very interesting although I prefer other architectural styles! Beautiful captures by the way 🙂

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  5. manonthemoon
    November 17, 2014 • 02:01

    Big fan of Peter Behrens.

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