Valentin Gallmetzer
Crucifixion group by Valentin Gallmetzer at the parish church in Waidbruck , created in 1914, 180 cm high
Valentin Gallmetzer (born February 9, 1870 in Obereggen ; † January 16, 1958 in Klausen ) was a South Tyrolean academic sculptor .
Life
He received his first art lessons at the age of 17 at the kk technical school in Bozen . In 1890, during his service as a soldier in Vienna, he met the painter Thomas Riss , who gave him drawing lessons. In 1896 he began his apprenticeship with Franz Tavella in Val Gardena and stayed there until 1899. Gallmetzer enrolled in 1901 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich .
Gallmetzer was mayor of Klausen for 16 years until the fascists forced him out of office.
Some works
- 1904: Crucifixion group in the parish church of Burgstall
- 1908: Sacred Heart Altar, Bolzano , Muri-Gries Abbey
- 1910: two statues: Maria, Johannes, Marling , parish church
- 1917: Saint Martin, Nova Ponente
- Crucifix on the grave of Emperor Charles I in the Nossa Senhora do Monte (former location near the Widums in Feldthurns )
literature
- Hölzl-Stifter, Maria; Heiss, Hans; Dorfmann, Walther: Valentin Gallmetzer. Art monograph. Athesia: Bozen 2008. ISBN 978-88-8266-311-7
Picture gallery
Crucifixion group parish church Burgstall 1904
Virgin Mary Our Lady in Laion 1908
War memorial in Lajen 1922
Cross behind the coffin of Charles I.
Web links
Commons : Works by Valentin Gallmetzer - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Matriculation book of the Munich Academy
- ↑ Jan Mikrut (Ed.): Emperor Karl I (IV.) As a Christian, statesman, husband and family father , Volume 1 of publications by the International Research Institute for the Promotion of Church History in Central Europe , Cathedral 2004, ISBN 3-85351-188-0 , P. 197, or Josef Gelmi: The last emperor: Karl I (1887–1922) and Tirol , Tyrolia 2004, ISBN 3-7022-2619-2 , p. 97–98
- ^ Josef Weingartner : The Art Monuments of South Tyrol, Vol. 2 . 7th edition. Athesia, Bozen 1991, ISBN 88-7014-642-1 , p. 447 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gallmetzer, Valentin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Tyrolean sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1870 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Obereggen |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 16, 1958 |
| Place of death | Klausen (South Tyrol) |