The village is also known as the home of a long tradition of woodcarving; the Bavarian State Woodcarving School is located there. Among the celebrated former students is the German artist Wolfram Aichele. His processional church staff depicting Christ on a donkey can be seen in the church of St Peter and St Paul. The streets of central Oberammergau are home to dozens of woodcarver shops, with pieces ranging from religious subjects, to toys, to humorous portraits.
Oberammergau is also famous for its "L�ftlmalerei," or frescoes, of traditional Bavarian themes, fairy tales, religious scenes or architectural trompe-l'�il found on many homes and buildings. L�ftlmalerei is common Upper Bavaria and its name may be derived from an Oberammergau house called Zum L�ftl, which was the home of facade painter Franz Seraph Zwinck (1748�1792)
