curves, modeled after plants and flowers, which were a prominent motif of the early style.

Joseph Maria Olbrich and the Darmstadt Artists' Colony

The Darmstadt Artists' Colony is a remarkable collection of Jugendstil buildings created beginning in 1899 by Ernest Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hesse, a grandson of Queen Victoria, to promote both commerce and the arts. He brought together a group of designers to create his

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