Albin Schweri

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Albin Schweri (full name: Philip Alfred Albin (Albinus) Schweri ; born March 1, 1885 in Ramsen ; died January 30, 1946 in Bern ) was a Swiss painter , glass painter , mosaicist and graphic artist .

Life

Stained glass in the Marienkirche in Bern

His parents were senior teachers and lived in Ramsen. In 1907 he entered the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich , where he attended the drawing school under the direction of Peter von Halms .

Several churches have been decorated with paintings and stained glass windows by him, including the Ramsen Catholic Church , the side aisles of the Trinity Church (Bern) , the Marienkirche (Bern) , the parish church Herz Jesu in Lungern , the side windows of the Martinskirche in St. Imier and the Way of the Cross in the Brother Klaus church , Zurich .

Web links

Commons : Albin Schweri  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Schweri, Philip Alfred Albin (Albinus). In: Sikart
  2. 03435 Albin Schweri, register book 1884–1920