Pfister house
“A jewel of the Renaissance, this residence was built in 1537 for Ludwig Scherer, with its painted facades, its glassed angular oriels, its delicately sculpted Gallery that supports some attractively worked corbels; this is a true jewel of Alsace architecture.a wealthy hatter from Besancon. The paintings that decorate the facade, attributed to Christian Vacksterffer, represent the Germanic Emperors of the 16th century, the Evangelists, the Church Fathers, allegorical figures, and biblical characters and scenes. Its current name comes from the merchant Francois-Xavier Pfister, who acquired it in 1841.”