Gesamtkunstwerk

Gesamtkunstwerk is a German word meaning "total artwork".

Richard Wagner used gesamtkunstwerk in creating his operas. In the Classical era, there was more emphasis on the music in an opera. But in the Romantic era, there was more of an emphasis on personal expression. Wagner made his operas into movie-like performances.

Gesamtkunstwerk Media

• Tassel House stairway.JPG

  Stairway of the Hôtel Tassel, an early example of Gesamtkunstwerk

• Score for Die Walküre; the Ring cycle was Wagner's most complete articulation of his idea of Gesamtkunstwerk.

• Woluwe-St-Pierre - Hoffmann 050917 (1).jpg

  Stoclet Palace, 1905–1911

• Bauhaus-Dessau Festsaal.jpg

  A room of the Bauhaus campus, Dessau: the Bauhaus was especially interested in Gesamtkunstwerk.

• Hanover Merzbau.jpg

  Hanover Merzbau, a mixed media installation by Dadaist Kurt Schwitters in his apartment, Hanover, 1933

• Horta Museum.JPG

  Spiral staircase in Maison and Atelier Horta by Victor Horta in Brussels (1898-1901)

• Bruxelles - Palais Stoclet (10).jpg

  Detail of Stoclet Palace in Brussels (1905-1911)

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  Interior of Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona (1905-1909)

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  Entrance buildings in Parc Güell by Antoni Gaudí in Barcelona (1900-1914)

• The Municipal House (Obecni Dum), Prague - 8856.jpg

  Main entrance of the Municipal House in Prague