Oskar Cattani
Born in 1887.
Died in 1960.
Oskar Cattani was a versatile artist who worked as a painter, graphic artist, stained-glass artist, wood engraver and illustrator. From 1915 onwards, he held the position of professor of art history, decorative composition and graphic design at the Technikum in Fribourg. His work is distinguished in particular by its contribution to the field of sacred art, to which he devoted himself through the creation of murals, altar ornaments and stained-glass windows for churches, as well as the production of mosaics.
His artistic legacy remains marked by this contribution to religious art and to the teaching of artistic creation.