The concept of architecture as Gesamtkunstwerk exemplifies a model for creating an artistic building’s character. This article explores how it is reflected in non-ecclesiastical edifices of Volodymyr Pokrovsky (1863–1924) during the cultural Renaissance of the early twentieth century in Ukraine within the context of the fin de siècle’s architecture.
Keywords
legacy of Volodymyr Pokrovsky, Gesamtkunstwerk, synthesis of arts, public buildings, the
cultural Renaissance of the early twentieth century, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Kondratyeva, O.
(2019).
GESAMTKUNSTWERK AS A FORMULA FOR CREATING ARTISTIC CHARACTER IN ARCHITECTURE BY VOLODYMYR POKROVSKY.
Architectural Studies,
5(1),
27-34.