Photographer's Note
Good Morning Everyone,
You really need to access all the photographs that I post, today, to understand the story.
Helene Kröller-Müller was the person who was responsible for a major art collection and began the Kröller-Müller Art Museum at Otterlo.
She and her husband had a hunting lodge built within the
Hoge Veluwe Parkland. The hunting lodge was to serve as a representative country residence, suitable for receiving business associates and other guests. They chose Berlage to design the lodge.
It was Helene who asked Berlage to elaborate the theme of the St. Hubertus legend in his design.
In the story, the young nobleman Hubertus takes aim at a large stag while hunting. When the stag turns toward him he sees an illuminated crucifix in its antlers, upon which he spares the stag and permanently converts to Christianity. For Helene, the story has a deeper meaning, namely that ‘passion must be overcome and wisdom and prudence prevail’. An explanation that fits with her later motto ‘Spiritus et Materia Unum’, spirit and matter are one.
Berlage adds two elongated wings to the building and makes the tower taller and more robust. On the large drawing it is apparent how the two wings and the tower together might represent the form of antlers with a crucifix. - Kröller-Müller Museum
In 1917, Berlage proposes designing a monogram to decorate the courtyard. Helene prefers to give this commission to Joseph Mendes da Costa, from whom she already has many small sculptures and this is what you can see in my photograph. You can see the stag with a cross on its head and Hubertus praying to it.
I did not know the significance of the decoration when I saw it but have loved researching it.
The workshop here shows the second piece of art, which balances this original in the courtyard.
I hope you have enjoyed learning about St Hubertus and his influence on the lodge at Hoge Veluwe.
My warm regards, Bev :-)
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jhm
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(203133) 2020-02-13 3:31
Hello Bev,
A nicely integrated panel.
Perfect sharp and clear photographed.
Nice real colours and nice brickwork.
Very nice done, TFS.
Warm regards,
John.
jean113
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(22131) 2020-02-13 4:39
Hello Beverley, fascinating notes today, a story that I had never heard before.
Now we can understand the artworks.
Your notes just have to be read to understand the posts.
I agree with you that the tower does look rather out of place, it reminds me of a periscope!
Three excellent shots.
Thanks for sharing, regards Jean.
Fis2
(155762) 2020-02-13 6:21
Witaj Bev!
A beautiful brick wall and coat of arms, I like it.
Interesting WS and tekst.
Good framing, colors and sharpness.
Well done.
Nice afternoon.
Krzysztof
holmertz
(92938) 2020-02-13 6:33
Hello Bev,
Architecturally the Hunting lodge (not really how I would normally imagine such a building) is much more interesting then the museum. I went there by bike but didn't go inside. It's a magnificent work by Hendrik Petrus Berlage. No wonder he was known as the Father of modern architecture in the Netherlands (Wikipedia taught me that). But the tower looks odd. Did they really need that?
These monograms are also very elegantly designed and tell a nice story. I wonder if it's true. ;-)
Kind regards,
Gert
Silvio1953
(205890) 2020-02-13 6:40
Ciao cara Bev, great view of original artwork, excellent clarity, fine details and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio
Sergiom
(117241) 2020-02-13 6:44
Bonjour Bev,
Voici une image très bien construite. La contre plongée est bien maîtrisée, la symétrie est belle ainsi que le rendu des détails. Mais ce qui fait l'image, c'est aussi le texte qui l'accompagne.
Amicalement
Serge
mkamionka
(61366) 2020-02-13 7:03
Hi Bev,
very interesting story indeed. I hope we don't have to overcome our TrekEarth passion soon :(
Nice reportage. The central pieces of art seem quite modern in comparison to the walls.
It looks as if it was a very productive TE meeting in spite of challenging weather conditions.
Great reportage,
M
emka
(152388) 2020-02-13 7:46
Hello Bev, Saint Hubertus is the patron saint of hunters (and, strange enough, of mathematicians). I have recognized the significance of these two pieces of art at once. The motive of the cross between the anglers is well known, as for instance on the logo of the German drink Jagermeister. In Amboise in France, there is very beautiful St. Hubertus Chapel where Leonardo da Vinci is buried.
From the photo of this hunting lodge it is difficult to imagine how it can represent the St.Hubertus legend. But it can be well visible in this photo: https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-photo/13-september-2016-otterlo-netherlands-aerial-555179647
Best regards MAlgo
PS. Were they still hunting after learning the story of. St. Hubertus? The stag was crying.
ChrisJ
(160138) 2020-02-13 8:45
Hello Bev,
I like the 3d effect of the recessed sculpture. A unique story of the cross shaped antlers leading to conversion. Not sure if the deer is happy or sad. He has a tear in his eye. Tfs!
Tue
(82360) 2020-02-13 13:33
Hello Beverley,
An excellent close-up of the art by Berlage found at the hunting lodge. I really like the blue/green colour in the centre, completely surrounded by the red and brown tones of the stones and bricks. Well done.
Lars
Gerrit
(59968) 2020-02-13 18:03
Hi Beverley,
A beautiful piece of art deco in this fine brickwork. It's a great park and museum,
Thanks and regards,
Gerrit
Nicou
(193806) 2020-02-13 20:57
Hello
quel mur de brique et vue superbe et ces tons et couleur et cet tableau au centre cette personne ce visage avec les mains jointes devant la tête de l'animal sueprbe
Bravo et amitié
Nciou
ifege
(32433) 2020-02-13 21:57
Hi Bev
A good interesting trio although at first I thought that the second photo was the same as the first.
cheers
Ian
jmdias
(103052) 2020-02-14 12:01
bev
a curious artwork, looks like a mix of modern sculpture with a stained glass. I liked the two images, we can see the same style and the quality of the art involved. TFS.
take care
jorge
Miguel82
(47108) 2020-02-14 12:25
Beverley, that lodge was decorated superbly. The work was inspired by St Hubertus legend. The artwork, a kind of mosaic, represents the nobleman praying in front of a large deer. The animal has a crucifix in its antlers. Fine colors, good sharpness, absorbing photo note, regards.
ikeharel
(105977) 2020-02-19 3:46
Hi Beverley,
Took me a while to read the note (and understand the story).
Nevertheless, the picture has good technical values, as you always care to do.
Good afternoon,
Ike
*** 30 minutes above Heathrow is normal, on two occasions I was in a flight circling more than one hour, and I can explain: there are 4 imaginary "tubes" above London, each plane coming to the top and on each circle it descend one level until able to approach one runway in any of the airports around. Thanks.
bertolucci
(14052) 2020-02-26 22:58
Good morning Bev, what a striking set of Berlage photographs. It's a great image/word combination. et's talk about your main post here: the symmetrical approach was the way to go here, the exposure is spot on and the immaculate rendition of the stone/glass/ceramic is fab. Warm regards, Bert.
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Copyright: Beverley Robinson (Royaldevon)
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- Date Taken: 2019-10-08
- Categories: Arte
- Camera: Canon PowerShot G12
- Exposição: f/0.1, 30 segundos
- Versão da Foto: Versão Original, Workshop
- Tema(s): TE Meeting in Netherlands [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2020-02-13 2:35
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