Augusto Giacometti was a Swiss painter from Stampa, Graubünden, cousin of Giovanni Giacometti who was the father of Alberto, Diego and Bruno Giacometti. He was prominent as a painter in the Art Nouveau and Symbolism movements, one of the first abstract painters, for his work in stained glass, as a proponent of murals and a designer of popular posters.
Augusto Giacometti, self-portrait, c. 1947
Giacometti's window in Grossmünster (1933)
Window of Kirche San Giorgio in Borgonovo, where Giacometti is buried
Window of Fraumünster Das himmlische Paradies (1945)
Stampa is a former municipality in the Maloja district of the Swiss canton, Graubünden. It is now part of the municipality of Bregaglia.
Maloja Pass and Hotel Kulm
Lägh da Cavloc
Palazzo Castelmur
Back side of Palazzo Castelmur