Rectory (Zaisertshofen)
The rectory in Zaisertshofen , a district of Tussenhausen in the Unterallgäu district in the Bavarian administrative district of Swabia , is located north of the St. Silvester Church and is a listed building. Construction of the rectory began in 1767 based on plans by Pastor Johann Maria Gelb . The rectory could be moved into six years later in 1773.
Building description
The rectory is designed as a two-storey castle-like building. This is covered with a mansard roof . On the south side there is a wide risalit for the stairwell. Short intermediate structures at the corners allow access to the square toilet towers . A transversely rectangular vestibule with a flat ceiling is located inside on the north side. The so-called table room is located on the upper floor above .
Interior
The stucco inside was created by Andreas Henkel in 1770 . The concise and delicately painted frescoes are all by Johann Baptist Enderle . In the stairwell there is a fresco depicting the Visitation of the Virgin Mary . Salome's dance at Herod's banquet is depicted in the fresco in the table room. There are allegories in the corners. Biblical dinners with a fatal outcome are depicted above the side doors. This is King Belshazzar's feast for the 1000 grand princes of his kingdom, Esther and Ahasver, Judith and Holofernes , as well as the murder of Amnon . Sebastian Molitor created the representations in the door panels in 1770. These show allegorical and rural representations and hunting scenes.
literature
- Georg Dehio: Handbook of the German art monuments - Bavaria III - Swabia . Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-422-03116-6 , pp. 1137-1138 .
Web links
- Christiane Schillig: Deadly Feast. In the Zaisertshofener rectory, scenes from the Old Testament can be seen in monuments. Magazine for Monument Culture in Germany , April 2012.
Individual evidence
- ^ Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation: Entry D-7-78-204-16
Coordinates: 48 ° 7 ′ 16.2 ″ N , 10 ° 32 ′ 26.8 ″ E