Farmhouse from Ostermundigen Bern 1797
by Michelle Meenawong
Title
Farmhouse from Ostermundigen Bern 1797
Artist
Michelle Meenawong
Medium
Photograph - Metal Print
Description
The rooms of the house from Ostermundigen perfectly document representational living in accordance with the late baroque spirit. In this wealthy farmhouse there was a clear distinction between everyday and holiday, between the help and the family.
cThe third of April 1797 was Bendicht Gosteli’s blackest day: his house burned down. The well situated officer contracted for a new house that would put all the surrounding big Bernese farmhouses to shame. The inscription on the barn door names Niklaus Althaus from nearby Vechingen as the builder.
The garden in front of the house imitated the French style of the 18th century. The arrangement, complete with the Ostermundigen garden fence, was moved to the Open-Air Museum. The impressive window wall is unusual for a farmhouse. Widely extending eaves and an elegantly swung gable arch reinforce the impression. Gosteli’s house has a width of 19 metres (62.34 feet) including the eave projections, and is not just gigantic but rendered rather pompous by the design treatment of the wall surfaces.
The entire wooden building is painted gray from floor to roof, giving the distant impression of a distinguished stone structure. The paintings in the gable also fool the eye: the round and square windows were glazed with a brush.
A very grateful thank you to the following groups for featuring this picture
No Place Like Home
10/18/2018
ONLY DOORS AND WINDOWS PHOTOGRAPHY
05/23/2020
ABC GROUP
10/01/2021
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July 18th, 2018
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