Degodehaus
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The Degodehaus (aka Haus "Degode" or "House Degode") is a historic house in central Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.[1]
History[edit]
The half-timbered building survived the great fire of 1676 in Oldenburg and is considered to be the last medieval patrician residence remaining in Oldenburg.[citation needed]
The typical late medieval house was built in 1502 by Christopher Stindt, as is evident from dating on a crossbeam of the front gable. It attained its present shape in 1617. Count Anton Günther (1603–1667) gave it to Mylius Gnadenfeld.[citation needed]
Mylius Gnadenfeld commissioned a painted wooden ceiling in 1645, including allegorical representations of the known continents: Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas, in the style of Dutch engravings. The painted ceiling was concealed by a new stucco ceiling in 1790, but the 39 square meter ceiling painting was rediscovered in 1992.
The house became used by a merchant in the 19th century. In 1860, Wilhelm Degode, also a merchant, acquired the house and since then it has borne his name. In 1862 his son, the painter Georg Wilhelm Degode, was born in the house.[citation needed]
The house is privately owned.[citation needed]
Gallery[edit]
Allegorical ceiling painting dating from 1645:
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Degodehaus". oldenburg-tourist.de (in German). Germany. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
External links[edit]
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