Leonard von Matt (14 March 1909 – 12 November 1988) was a Swiss photographer. He was the author of more than 50 photo books on art, architecture, and religion, with a focus on Rome and Italy. Like his brother, the artist Hans von Matt, and Hans's wife Annemarie von Matt, he became known beyond Nidwalden.
Biography
Leonard von Matt was the son of Hans von Matt and a brother of Hans and Josef. In 1937 he married Brigitte Lehmann. He attended the college (Kollegium) in Stans and, from 1924 to 1928, the Gymnasium in Engelberg.
He worked as a bookseller from 1930 to 1936 and as an assistant at the Eidenbenz studio (Atelier Eidenbenz) in Basel in 1938–1939, and was a freelance photographer from 1945 to 1973. He was the author of more than 50 photo books on art, architecture, and religion, with a focus on Rome and Italy. In 1995 a retrospective of his work was shown in Lucerne.
Works Leonard von Matt, edited by M. Kaiser-von Matt et al., 1995
References
Bibliography Photographie in der Schweiz, 1992 M. Kaiser-von Matt et al., "Leonard von Matt", in Nidwaldner Kalender, 135, 1994, 61–73