The Villa Stuck, built in 1898 and established as a museum in 1992 and located in the

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quarter of Bogenhausen, is a museum and historic house devoted to the life and work of the painter Franz Stuck. In contrast to the

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of the exterior, Stuck decorated the interior in striking

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style.

''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. .

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Museum Official website of the Villa Stuck
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