Johann Ladner
The sculptor shaped the image of Kappl with his masterpieces. Find out more about the life and works of Johann Ladner on your holiday in Kappl.
Johann Ladner was born in Kappl in 1707. His artistic career began with an apprenticeship as a mason, stonemason and monumental mason. After the apprenticeship, he went off on his travels. From 1737, Ladner lived in Kappl, carving his pieces almost exclusively from wood. The “Kalvarienberg” in Mathon is one of his early works (1742). Starting in 1750, he produced a series of famous pieces, which can be marvelled at in Kappl and the surrounding area: Kappl (“Grabmal Schmid”, “Kappler Juden”, “Kreuzigungsgruppe” on the exterior wall of the church), Ischgl (“Kalvarienberg”, “Pieta”) and Galtür (altars in the parish church).
Countless individual figures in the Paznaun Valley and the Vorarlberger Oberland as well as the “Kalvarienberg” in Samnaun complete the extensive works of this unique artist.
Follow in the footsteps of Johann Ladner on your holiday in Kappl and enjoy warm hospitality in the hotels, guesthouses and holiday apartments. You can book your holiday in Kappl here!
