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Painters and sculptors
Many of the art historians see Ferdinand Hodler as a figure of embryonic Swiss painting. His works dating from the late nineteenth century and beginning of the twentieth century are popular and reach high prices at auctions of art.Hodler's paintings ...
Music
Many Swiss have become known in the world of classic music: Arthur Honegger and Othmar Schoeck were respected composers. Honegger spent most of his life in France, where he was part of a vanguard group of its time, the beginning of the twentieth cent...
Writers
Friedrich Dürrenmatt is perhaps the most dramatic pieces by known, such as The Physical, although police have also written novels and film scenarios.His contemporary, Max Frisch, who graduated architect in Zurich before becoming a writer is probably...
Theater
Switzerland has an ancient and rich theatrical tradition. Basel, Bern and Zurich offer productions, whose success goes far beyond its borders. The same happens to Geneva.The large theater, with or without orchestras and / or bodies of ballet, consume...
Contemporary Architects
More recently, Mario Botta, the Swiss Italian, who gained international fame with his bold designs.Among his works was the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco, and the recent restoration of the opera house in Milan, La Scala. Botta teaches at the U...
Architecture
Thanks to its urbanization and industrial growth, Switzerland has always been a breeding ground for architects.Switzerland was not only the birthplace producer of several famous architects but also is a pole of attraction for some big foreign names.B...
