Hans Schwabenthaler established a workshop in Ried in 1633. It can be deduced from his name that he moved to Ried from Swabia almost 400 years ago. Hans had a difficult time, because he had serious competition from another Ried family of sculptors, the Vogls. 

Only a few of Hans Schwabenthaler's works are known. One of them is the Entombment of Christ, which he completed in 1641 for the parish of Eitzing. 

Like all life-size wooden sculptures, the Entombment of Christ was originally polychromatic. Several layers of gesso (or chalk ground) were applied to the carved lime wood. This was sanded and refined many times and then naturalistically painted or gilded, making it impossible to distinguish the joins between components and any repairs. Remnants of paint can still be seen on the hair and the beard. This sculpture is an impressive work. Stylistically, it marks the transition from late Gothic to early Baroque: The idealised face is in the late Gothic style rather than being a Baroque representation of suffering. The rotated body posture, on the other hand, is typical of the Baroque era.