Well- und Wetterhorn (Vue Suisse)

Title

Well- und Wetterhorn (Vue Suisse)

Description

View shows the Grindelwald or Rosenlaui in the background the Wetterhorn (3692m above sea level) a mountain peak of the Bernese Alps.

ca. 1890

Artist

Schoyerer (1844-1923)

Josef Schoyerer (March 1844 - 1923) was a German landscape painter. He later turned to painting and became a student of Karl Millner. A main focus of his work was mountain painting, whereby he placed more emphasis on composition than detail. He undertook numerous study trips to Tyrol and Italy, where he painted, among other things, the ore processing of the mine on the Silberleithe near Biberwier.

Historical Description

The city is the de facto capital of Switzerland. The medieval city is a foundation of the ruling dynasty of Zähringen, which rose to power in Upper Burgundy in the 12th century. According to 14th century historiography (Cronica de Berno, 1309), Bern was founded in 1191 by Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen. In 1218, after Berthold died without heirs, Bern was elevated to the status of a free imperial city by the Golden Handfeste of the Roman Emperor Frederick II. In 1353 Bern joined the Swiss Confederation and became one of the eight cantons of the founding period from 1353 to 1481. Bern conquered Aargau in 1415 and Vaud in 1536, as well as other smaller territories, becoming the largest city-state north of the Alps. The city spread west of the peninsula formed by the Aare River.