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

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.
Stoclet Palace, 1905–1911.
A room of the Bauhaus campus, Dessau: the Bauhaus was especially interested in Gesamtkunstwerk.
Hanover Merzbau, a mixed media installation by Dadaist Kurt Schwitters in his apartment, Hanover, 1933
Spiral staircase in Maison and Atelier Horta by Victor Horta in Brussels (1898-1901)
Detail of Stoclet Palace in Brussels (1905-1911)
Interior of Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona (1905-1909)
Entrance buildings in Parc Güell by Antoni Gaudí in Barcelona (1900-1914)
Main entrance of the Municipal House in Prague