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. By the way, it is the largest altar of its kind in the entire Alpine area and one of the five largest in the German speaking area.

The Schnatterpeck altar can be visited the whole year round, except in Lenten season. Also guided tours are offered.