Painted House of Oberammergau, Germany
by Marcy Wielfaert
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Painted House of Oberammergau, Germany
Artist
Marcy Wielfaert
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Photograph - Photography
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I had no idea, when I saw a visit to Oberammergau on our trip itinerary while in Germany, that it was such a delightful, fairy-tale-like village. Famous for the passion play that is produced here every ten years and draws visitors from all over the world, Oberammergau is charming and enchanting from one end to the other. The painted houses originated from the 18th century and started when the Oberammergau houses were given painted window surrounds to embellish the simple facades. Later, religious and fairy tale scenes became popular. The term for these painted houses or Luftmalerei originated from one of the earliest local artists ‘Franz Seraph Zwinck’ who lived in the house called Zum Luftl. The paintings are very well done and add such a lovely element to the stucco type exterior walls along the main street of the tiny town.
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April 24th, 2020
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