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Kurt Hielscher Collection

Kurt Hielscher, a renowned artist and photographer, captured the essence of various cities and landmarks through his black and white photographs

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Kloster Maulbronn, Brunnen im Kreuzgang; Maulbronn Abbey, Well in the Cloister (b / w photo)

Kloster Maulbronn, Brunnen im Kreuzgang; Maulbronn Abbey, Well in the Cloister (b / w photo)
7164916 Kloster Maulbronn, Brunnen im Kreuzgang; Maulbronn Abbey, Well in the Cloister (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kloster Maulbronn)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Spain: Granada, In the Albaicin (b / w photo)

Spain: Granada, In the Albaicin (b / w photo)
6017728 Spain: Granada, In the Albaicin (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Granada, In the Albaicin)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Italy: Fondi, Castello (b / w photo)

Italy: Fondi, Castello (b / w photo)
6011687 Italy: Fondi, Castello (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fondi, Castello)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Ceriana (b / w photo)

Ceriana (b / w photo)
7152785 Ceriana (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ceriana. Illustration for Italien, Baukunst und Landschaft (Ernst Wasmuth, 1925)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Milano, Sul tetto del Duomo; Milan, On the roof of the Cathedral (b / w photo)

Milano, Sul tetto del Duomo; Milan, On the roof of the Cathedral (b / w photo)
7152755 Milano, Sul tetto del Duomo; Milan, On the roof of the Cathedral (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Milano, Sul tetto del Duomo; Milan)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Lubeck - Holstentor, 1931. Artist: Kurt Hielscher

Lubeck - Holstentor, 1931. Artist: Kurt Hielscher
Lubeck - Holstentor, 1931. From Deutschland by Kurt Hielscher. [F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, 1931]

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Romania: At the Ghilcos Lake (b / w photo)

Romania: At the Ghilcos Lake (b / w photo)
6017509 Romania: At the Ghilcos Lake (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: At the Ghilcos Lake)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Wartburg. Donkey-drivers room, 1931. Artist: Kurt Hielscher

Wartburg. Donkey-drivers room, 1931. Artist: Kurt Hielscher
Wartburg. Donkey-drivers room, 1931. From Deutschland by Kurt Hielscher. [F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, 1931]

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Wartburg. Luthers room, 1931. Artist: Kurt Hielscher

Wartburg. Luthers room, 1931. Artist: Kurt Hielscher
Wartburg. Luthers room, 1931. From Deutschland by Kurt Hielscher. [F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, 1931]

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Wartburgwinkel. Corner of the Wartburg, 1931. Artist: Kurt Hielscher

Wartburgwinkel. Corner of the Wartburg, 1931. Artist: Kurt Hielscher
Wartburgwinkel. Corner of the Wartburg, 1931. From Deutschland by Kurt Hielscher. [F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, 1931]

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Wartburg, 1931. Artist: Kurt Hielscher

Wartburg, 1931. Artist: Kurt Hielscher
Wartburg, 1931. From Deutschland by Kurt Hielscher. [F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, 1931]

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Italy: Gaeta,s Francesco (b / w photo)

Italy: Gaeta,s Francesco (b / w photo)
6011688 Italy: Gaeta,s Francesco (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gaeta,s Francesco)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Italy: Sulmona, Abruzzi (b / w photo)

Italy: Sulmona, Abruzzi (b / w photo)
6011652 Italy: Sulmona, Abruzzi (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sulmona, Abruzzi)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Italy: Volterra, Mura etrusche (b / w photo)

Italy: Volterra, Mura etrusche (b / w photo)
6011602 Italy: Volterra, Mura etrusche (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Volterra, Mura etrusche)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Italy: Piacenza, Palazzo Municipale (b / w photo)

Italy: Piacenza, Palazzo Municipale (b / w photo)
6011583 Italy: Piacenza, Palazzo Municipale (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Piacenza, Palazzo Municipale)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Italy: Padova, Palazzo de Capitanio (b / w photo)

Italy: Padova, Palazzo de Capitanio (b / w photo)
6011581 Italy: Padova, Palazzo de Capitanio (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Padova, Palazzo de Capitanio)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Italy: Udine, Palazzo del Municipio (b / w photo)

Italy: Udine, Palazzo del Municipio (b / w photo)
6011559 Italy: Udine, Palazzo del Municipio (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Udine, Palazzo del Municipio)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Italy: Forni di sotto (b / w photo)

Italy: Forni di sotto (b / w photo)
6011550 Italy: Forni di sotto (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Forni di sotto. Illustration for Unbekanntes Italien [Unknown Italy] by Kurt Hielscher)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Italy: Brescia, Madonna de Miracoli (b / w photo)

Italy: Brescia, Madonna de Miracoli (b / w photo)
6011548 Italy: Brescia, Madonna de Miracoli (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brescia, Madonna de Miracoli)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Italy: Lago di Garda, Tremosine (b / w photo)

Italy: Lago di Garda, Tremosine (b / w photo)
6011541 Italy: Lago di Garda, Tremosine (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lago di Garda, Tremosine)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Italy: M Bianco presso Courmayeur (b / w photo)

Italy: M Bianco presso Courmayeur (b / w photo)
6011540 Italy: M Bianco presso Courmayeur (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: M Bianco presso Courmayeur)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Italy: Ghiacciaio Ruitor (b / w photo)

Italy: Ghiacciaio Ruitor (b / w photo)
6011536 Italy: Ghiacciaio Ruitor (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ghiacciaio Ruitor)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Italy: Castello St Pierre (b / w photo)

Italy: Castello St Pierre (b / w photo)
6011534 Italy: Castello St Pierre (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Castello St Pierre)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Italy: Vernazza, Riviera (b / w photo)

Italy: Vernazza, Riviera (b / w photo)
6011523 Italy: Vernazza, Riviera (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vernazza, Riviera)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Italy: Chatillon (b / w photo)

Italy: Chatillon (b / w photo)
6011521 Italy: Chatillon (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chatillon. Illustration for Unbekanntes Italien [Unknown Italy] by Kurt Hielscher (F A Brockhaus)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Italy: Ninfa, Lavandaie (b / w photo)

Italy: Ninfa, Lavandaie (b / w photo)
6011667 Italy: Ninfa, Lavandaie (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ninfa, Lavandaie)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Italy: Scalea, Calabria, Chiesa (b / w photo)

Italy: Scalea, Calabria, Chiesa (b / w photo)
6011747 Italy: Scalea, Calabria, Chiesa (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scalea, Calabria, Chiesa)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Italy: Costume dis Giovanni in Fiore, Calabria (b / w photo)

Italy: Costume dis Giovanni in Fiore, Calabria (b / w photo)
6011739 Italy: Costume dis Giovanni in Fiore, Calabria (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Costume dis Giovanni in Fiore, Calabria)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Italy: Lecce,s Croce (b / w photo)

Italy: Lecce,s Croce (b / w photo)
6011718 Italy: Lecce,s Croce (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lecce,s Croce. Illustration for Unbekanntes Italien [Unknown Italy] by Kurt Hielscher)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Italy: Serracapriola (b / w photo)

Italy: Serracapriola (b / w photo)
6011712 Italy: Serracapriola (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Serracapriola. Illustration for Unbekanntes Italien [Unknown Italy] by Kurt Hielscher)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Lago di Como, Villa Arconati; Lake of Como, Villa Arconati (b / w photo)

Lago di Como, Villa Arconati; Lake of Como, Villa Arconati (b / w photo)
7152747 Lago di Como, Villa Arconati; Lake of Como, Villa Arconati (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lago di Como, Villa Arconati; Lake of Como)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Al Castello Arco; Castello Arco (b / w photo)

Al Castello Arco; Castello Arco (b / w photo)
7152732 Al Castello Arco; Castello Arco (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Al Castello Arco; Castello Arco)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Castello Arco sui Lago di Garda; Castello Arco on the Lake of Garda (b / w photo)

Castello Arco sui Lago di Garda; Castello Arco on the Lake of Garda (b / w photo)
7152731 Castello Arco sui Lago di Garda; Castello Arco on the Lake of Garda (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Belluno, Palazzo dei Rettori (b / w photo)

Belluno, Palazzo dei Rettori (b / w photo)
7152727 Belluno, Palazzo dei Rettori (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Belluno, Palazzo dei Rettori)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Castello Soave (b / w photo)

Castello Soave (b / w photo)
7152723 Castello Soave (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Castello Soave. Illustration for Italien, Baukunst und Landschaft (Ernst Wasmuth, 1925)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Verona, Piazza delle Erbe (b / w photo)

Verona, Piazza delle Erbe (b / w photo)
7152713 Verona, Piazza delle Erbe (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Verona, Piazza delle Erbe)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Venezia, Canale col Campanile; Venice, Canal with the Campanile (b / w photo)

Venezia, Canale col Campanile; Venice, Canal with the Campanile (b / w photo)
7152702 Venezia, Canale col Campanile; Venice, Canal with the Campanile (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Venezia, Canale col Campanile; Venice)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Venezia,s Maria della Salute; Venice,s Maria della Salute (b / w photo)

Venezia,s Maria della Salute; Venice,s Maria della Salute (b / w photo)
7152699 Venezia,s Maria della Salute; Venice,s Maria della Salute (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Venezia, La torre dell orologio, Chiesa dis Marco, Palazzo Ducale; Venice, Clock Tower, St Mark s

Venezia, La torre dell orologio, Chiesa dis Marco, Palazzo Ducale; Venice, Clock Tower, St Mark s
7152698 Venezia, La torre dell orologio, Chiesa dis Marco, Palazzo Ducale; Venice, Clock Tower, St Mark s, Palace of the Doges (b/w photo) by Hielscher

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Venezia, Il Palazzo Ducale e la Plazzetta; Venice, Palaces of the Doges and the Piazza (b / w photo)

Venezia, Il Palazzo Ducale e la Plazzetta; Venice, Palaces of the Doges and the Piazza (b / w photo)
7152697 Venezia, Il Palazzo Ducale e la Plazzetta; Venice, Palaces of the Doges and the Piazza (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Venezia)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Venezia, La Colonna dis Marco es Maria della Salute; Venice, Column of St Mark

Venezia, La Colonna dis Marco es Maria della Salute; Venice, Column of St Mark
7152694 Venezia, La Colonna dis Marco es Maria della Salute; Venice, Column of St Mark and the Church of Santa Maria della Salute (b/w photo) by Hielscher

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Danzig, Sternwarte und Krantor; Dantzic, Observatory and Krantor (b / w photo)

Danzig, Sternwarte und Krantor; Dantzic, Observatory and Krantor (b / w photo)
7165071 Danzig, Sternwarte und Krantor; Dantzic, Observatory and Krantor (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Danzig, Sternwarte und Krantor; Dantzic)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Lubeck, Salzspeicher; Lubeck, Salt Warehouses (b / w photo)

Lubeck, Salzspeicher; Lubeck, Salt Warehouses (b / w photo)
7165064 Lubeck, Salzspeicher; Lubeck, Salt Warehouses (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lubeck, Salzspeicher; Lubeck, Salt Warehouses)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Kiel, Der Riesenschwimmkran (links) der Germaniawerft; Kiel, Giant floating crane (left)

Kiel, Der Riesenschwimmkran (links) der Germaniawerft; Kiel, Giant floating crane (left)
7165056 Kiel, Der Riesenschwimmkran (links) der Germaniawerft; Kiel, Giant floating crane (left) of the Germania Shipbuilding Yards (b/w photo) by Hielscher

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Am Ratzeburger See; Ratzeburg Lake (b / w photo)

Am Ratzeburger See; Ratzeburg Lake (b / w photo)
7165051 Am Ratzeburger See; Ratzeburg Lake (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Am Ratzeburger See; Ratzeburg Lake)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Munster (Westfalen), Stadtweinhaus und Rathaus; Munster (Westphalia)

Munster (Westfalen), Stadtweinhaus und Rathaus; Munster (Westphalia), Stadtweinhaus and Town Hall (b / w photo)
7165040 Munster (Westfalen), Stadtweinhaus und Rathaus; Munster (Westphalia), Stadtweinhaus and Town Hall (b/w photo) by Hielscher

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Hameln, Das Hochzeitshaus;Hameln, The 'Marriage House'(b / w photo)

Hameln, Das Hochzeitshaus;Hameln, The "Marriage House"(b / w photo)
7165035 Hameln, Das Hochzeitshaus; Hameln, The " Marriage House" (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hameln, Das Hochzeitshaus; Hameln)

Background imageKurt Hielscher Collection: Hildesheim, Das Templerhaus; Hildesheim, The Templerhaus (b / w photo)

Hildesheim, Das Templerhaus; Hildesheim, The Templerhaus (b / w photo)
7165029 Hildesheim, Das Templerhaus; Hildesheim, The Templerhaus (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hildesheim, Das Templerhaus; Hildesheim, The Templerhaus)



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Kurt Hielscher, a renowned artist and photographer, captured the essence of various cities and landmarks through his black and white photographs. In Fondi, Italy, he immortalized the majestic Castello in all its glory. The timeless beauty of Ceriana was also frozen in time by Hielscher's lens. Moving to Milan, Hielscher ventured onto the roof of the Cathedral to capture a breathtaking view that showcased both the grandeur of the city and his artistic vision. His 1931 photograph of Lubeck's Holstentor gate stands as a testament to his ability to bring historical architecture to life. Hielscher's exploration continued at Wartburg where he documented intimate spaces such as Luther's room and even donkey drivers' quarters. The corner of Wartburg known as Wartburgwinkel became another subject for him, highlighting its unique charm. Italy remained an endless source of inspiration for Hielscher as seen in his photographs capturing Gaeta's Francesco church with its striking beauty. Sulmona in Abruzzi revealed its hidden charms through his lens while Volterra showcased ancient Etruscan walls that stood strong over centuries. Piacenza's Palazzo Municipale found itself under Hielscher's gaze too; he skillfully portrayed its architectural splendor against a monochrome backdrop. Kurt Hielscher left behind not just photographs but visual stories that transport us back in time, allowing us to appreciate these places anew.