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The Villa Stuck, built in 1898 and established as a museum in 1992 and located in the
Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...
quarter of
Bogenhausen
Bogenhausen ( Central Bavarian: ''Bognhausn'') is the 13th borough of Munich, Germany. It is the geographically largest borough of Munich and comprises the city's north-eastern quarter, reaching from the Isar on the eastern side of the Englischer ...
, is a museum and
historic house
A historic house generally meets several criteria before being listed by an official body as "historic." Generally the building is at least a certain age, depending on the rules for the individual list. A second factor is that the building be in ...
devoted to the life and work of the painter
Franz Stuck
Franz von Stuck (February 23, 1863 – August 30, 1928), born Franz Stuck, was a German painter, sculptor, printmaker, and architect. Stuck was best known for his paintings of ancient mythology, receiving substantial critical acclaim with '' The ...
. In contrast to the
Classical architecture
Classical architecture usually denotes architecture which is more or less consciously derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity, or sometimes even more specifically, from the works of the Roman architect ...
of the exterior, Stuck decorated the interior in striking
Art Nouveau/
Art Deco
Art Deco, short for the French ''Arts Décoratifs'', and sometimes just called Deco, is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in France in the 1910s (just before World War I), and flourished in the Unite ...
style.
See also
*
List of single-artist museums
This is a list of single-artist museums, which are museums displaying the work of, or bearing the name of, a single visual artist.
* Basuki Abdullah – Basoeki Abdullah Museum, Jakarta, Indonesia
* Affandi – Affandi Museum, Yogyakarta, Indon ...
Further reading
''All of the following references are in German.''
* Enno Burmeister: ''Villa und Atelier Franz von Stuck in München-Bogenhausen. Baudokumentation.'' Arbeitshefte zur Denkmalpflege; 38. München: Burmeister 1990.
* Enno Burmeister: ''Villa und Atelier Franz von Stuck in München-Bogenhausen. Restaurierungskonzept, Kostenberechnung.'' Arbeitshefte zur Denkmalpflege; 39. Munich: Burmeister 1994.
* Eva Heilmann: ''Der Künstler und seine Villa. Künstlerisches Programm und Gesamtkunstwerk.'' Franz-von-Stuck-Geburtshaus Tettenweis; 29. Tettenweis: Förderkreis Franz-von-Stuck-Geburtshaus 1990.
* Birgit Jooss: ''Ateliers als Weihestätten der Kunst. Der „Künstleraltar“ um 1900''. Munich 2002
* Fritz von Ostini: ''Villa Franz von Stuck München. Sonderdruck der Innendekoration.'' Darmstadt: A. Koch um 1900.
* ''Die Villa Stuck in München. Inszenierung eines Künstlerlebens.'' Munich 1992.
* Nicolette Baumeister: ''Architektur neues München - Münchner Baukultur 1994 - 2004'', p. 102, Verlagshaus Braun, Berlin 2004.
* Jo-Anne Birnie Danzker: ''Die Villa Stuck.'' Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern 2007. .
External links
*
Museum Official website of the Villa Stuck*
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Art museums and galleries in Munich
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Houses completed in 1898
Art museums established in 1992
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