Schnatterpeck altar

A high altar by the artist Hans Schnatterpeck can be found in the Santa Maria Assunta church of Lana di Sotto.

This altar dates back to the late Gothic and has been realised by Hans Schnatterbeck in wood. On a surface of 14.10 m highth and 7 m width, life of Jesus Christ is illustrated. It displays the birth of Messiah, Jesus in the Temple, the encounter with the three Magi. Thirty-five statues are not fixed, they have been carved in chestnut wood and are 25 cm to 1.80 m high.

Hans Schnatterpeck created this altar in 1503 to 1511. In 1492 the late Gothic pilaster church was inaugurated and for this reason the altar reached his original place of location only in a second step. It is the largest altar of its kind in the entire Alpine area and one of the five largest in the German speaking area.

Opening hours (only during guided tours):
April - August from Monday - Saturday at 11 am, 3 and 4 pm, September - October from Monday - Saturday at 10.30 and 11.30 am, 3, 4 and 5 pm

Guided tours for groups on request. In case of funerals the afternoon tours will be cancelled.

Further information:
phone +39 0473 561770