The Musée Jenisch is a fine arts museum in Vevey. Its creation was made possible due to a bequest of 200,000 francs by Fanny Jenisch, widow of a senator from Hamburg.
Musée Jenisch was built in a neo-classical style to plans by Swiss architects Louis Maillard and Robert Convent and inaugurated on March 10, 1897. A replica of the Parthenon frieze adorns its facade.
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Musée Jenisch - facade
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Musée Jenisch - staircase
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Musée Jenisch - staircase
The two frescos in the entrance hall, entitled "L’Été et les moissons" and "L’Automne et le vin" were created by Swiss painter Ernest Biéler in 1917/1918.
![L’Été et les moissons - Ernest Bieler](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/55fc6842-7488-49c3-91d6-deff54a342f2_rw_1920.jpg?h=f91e30035c5a568f3d5f5d322ae53c10)
L’Été et les moissons - Ernest Bieler
![L’Automne et le vin - Ernest Bieler](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/2993ab92-2b12-4fda-9b4f-2626445e92a0_rw_1920.jpg?h=a49b92ef6f06b543db25228434423fe8)
L’Automne et le vin - Ernest Bieler
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