Valentin Gallmetzer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Valentin Gallmetzer

Swiss artist

Date of Birth: 09-Feb-1870

Place of Birth: Obereggen, Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy

Date of Death: 16-Jan-1958

Profession: sculptor

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Valentin Gallmetzer (February 9, 1870, Obereggen, Deutschnofen – January 16, 1958, Klausen) was a Tyrolean gothic revival sculptor, a pupil of Franz Tavella.
In 1901 he entered the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich.
Many of his works decorate churches in South Tyrol. For many years he had been the Burgomaster of Klausen.