Reformed Church Trogen
The Reformed Church in Trogen is a church building by Hans Ulrich Grubenmann in the Rococo style . It is one of the most important reformed sacred buildings in Switzerland.
history
The church was built in an age of new beginnings that had hit the early industrialized village of Trogen towards the end of the 18th century. During this time, numerous splendid secular buildings in the Rococo and Régence styles, as well as in the style of early classicism, were built . The reformed church was built in a prominent location on Landsgemeindeplatz from 1779 to 1782 by the master builder Hans Ulrich Grubenmann. In addition to the reformed church in Wädenswil , the church of Trogen is Grubenmann's main work.
Exterior
While the tower with its curved dome is still clearly reminiscent of the Rococo, the main facade that dominates the square already reflects classicist influences. The facade is structured by decorative columns and pilasters of the Tuscan and Ionic order as well as cranked cornices . It is finished with an entablature crowned by vases with a typical early classical frieze and a simple triangular gable.
inner space
The church forms a longitudinal hall with a polygonal choir and an L- shaped gallery at the side, typical of the late Baroque in Eastern Switzerland . The flat barrel vaulted interior is perhaps the most festive and richly decorated of the Reformed Baroque in Switzerland. The light-looking, greenish rococo stucco work comes from one of the Moosbrugger brothers . As is often the case with the Mossbrugger brothers, the existing architectural structures in particular, such as windows and stitch caps, are playfully emphasized by stucco. The clock face in the choir on the tower side is original, and is also surrounded by stucco. The elegant pulpit made of stucco marble is also from the Moosbrugger brothers. The narrow, chalice-shaped baptismal font is made of the high-quality marble from Carrara . The neo- rococo - style organ in the choir was only added in 1894.
The four late baroque ceiling paintings in the ceiling cartouches of the choir and nave are remarkable . Ursula Wolf-Zellweger donated the picture program alone or together with her husband Johann Conrad Wolf , although the artist is no longer known today. It includes the “Last Supper”, the “Child Friend Jesus”, the “Ascension of Christ” and an allegory of the continents in the choir. Before the Trogen church was built, the reformed church building in Switzerland was characterized by simplicity and the consistent renunciation of scenic painting. The ceiling paintings from Trogen are therefore one of the earliest and most important evidence of sacred painting in the history of the Reformed Church.
Rectory
As early as 1765, the rectory was built according to plans by the miner from nearby Teufen AR . The stately-looking building is one of a total of six buildings by the architect in Trogen. The rich rococo stucco work by Andreas and Peter Anton Moosbrugger is noteworthy ; in contrast to the church, they also take on landscape, figural and scenic forms. It is a high point of profane rococo stucco in Switzerland.
use
In addition to the parish use, most of the events (rehearsals, introductions, concerts and recordings) for the complete performance of Bach's vocal works by the JS Bach Foundation under Rudolf Lutz take place in the Reformed Church in Trogen .
literature
- Bernhard Anderes: The Trogen Parish Church . Society for Swiss Art History GSK, Bern 1992.
- Joseph Killer: The works of the master builders Grubenmann - A building history and structural engineering research work . Dissertation. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich. Gebr. Leemann and Co., Zurich 1942. ( doi : 10.3929 / ethz-a-000091759 )
- Andreas FA Morel: Andreas and Peter Anton Moosbrugger - On the stucco decoration of the Rococo in Switzerland . Society for Swiss Art History GSK, Basel 1973.
- Heidi Eisenhut [et al.]: An interpretation of the choir painting of the Reformed Church in Trogen. Trotter, Wald 2006.
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Coordinates: 47 ° 24 '29.6 " N , 9 ° 27' 55.4" E ; CH1903: 752959 / 252797