Grosshaus Hofmatt

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Grosshaus Hofmatt

The Grosshaus Hofmatt is a cultural monument in Sarnen in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland . The building was built in 1643 by Mayor Johann Imfeld II. During this time, the wall painting in the panorama room was made. The panorama of Obwalden is shown, the artist is unknown.

The house was inhabited by the builder until 1709 and later by his son. Then it was rented to Johann Baptist Dillier , known as the "Lord of the Seminar", for ten years . He used the building for a private boys' seminar, from which the Sarnen College developed. In the middle of the 18th century the brothers Franz Ignaz Schmid , sculptor, and Carl Anton Schmid , painter, lived in Hofmatt as tenants. Works by both artists can still be seen in the churches of Sachseln and Sarnen. They also created the wall paintings on the upper floors of the house.

The building is listed and is on the list of objects worthy of protection for 2006 .

Entrance to the Hofmatt gallery

use

The building is in private hands, the owner changed several times. Since 1992 the Grosshaus Hofmatt has housed the Galerie Hofmatt , a public art gallery. This is located on the ground floor and in the basement. It comprises a narrow corridor , a gallery room, a panorama room with a historical wall painting and a vaulted cellar, which is mostly used for installations. Every year four to six exhibitions by various artists are held.

literature

  • Robert Durrer : Die Kunstdenkmäler des Kantons Unterwalden , Zurich 1899–1928 (unaltered reprint Basel 1971), pp. 636–638

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Leo Ettlin: Johann Baptist Dillier 1668 - 1745. "Seminariherr" and founder of the college , Sarnen 1969 ( Obwaldner Geschichtsblätter , vol. 11), p. 140
  2. ↑ Federal Office of Culture, Federal Department of the Interior: List of objects worth protecting for 2006. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on November 25, 2015 ; Retrieved June 8, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bak.admin.ch
  3. ↑ Description of Galerie Hofmatt on www.guidle.com. Retrieved July 15, 2011 .
  4. ↑ Galerie Hofmatt, Sarnen , entry in KulturFenster Obwalden Nidwalden , accessed on October 11, 2013

Coordinates: 46 ° 53 '34.4 "  N , 8 ° 14' 21.1"  E ; CH1903:  661,009  /  193842