Oberammergau and the Passion Play
We drove from Munich to Oberammergau. Along the way, we saw houses with beautiful paintings on them. The technique used is like that of a fresco where paint in applied to wet plaster. As the plaster and paint dries, the paint becomes permanent (can’t be dissolved by water). Paintings like these are referred to as Luftlmalerei. They became popular in the 18th Century and were used to convey one’s wealth. Many of the houses around Oberammergau have paintings related to…