Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
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Franz Xaver Messerschmidt was an 18th-century German-Austrian sculptor renowned for his highly expressive "character heads," which are considered masterpieces of psychological portraiture in European art.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Franz Xaver Messerschmidt canonical | 2 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austrian sculptor
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German sculptor ⓘ person ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1783 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1760 ⓘ |
| artisticSubject |
facial expression
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human head ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1736-02-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Duchy of Württemberg
NERFINISHED
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Wiesensteig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stomach illness (reported) ⓘ |
| citizenship | Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1783-08-19 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Bratislava
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Kingdom of Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ Pressburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Academy of Fine Arts Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Academy of Fine Arts Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Messerschmidt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | sculpture ⓘ |
| genre |
busts
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portrait sculpture ⓘ |
| givenName | Franz Xaver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCollectionAt |
Belvedere Museum, Vienna
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Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ Louvre Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Metropolitan Museum of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria and Albert Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkCharacteristic |
exaggerated grimaces
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highly polished metal and stone surfaces ⓘ intense psychological realism ⓘ systematic exploration of muscle tension in the face ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century psychological portraiture
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modern expressionist sculpture ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Baroque sculpture tradition
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Georg Raphael Donner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
highly expressive facial expressions in sculpture
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psychological portraiture ⓘ series of character heads ⓘ |
| movement |
Baroque
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Neoclassicism ⓘ Rococo ⓘ |
| name | Franz Xaver Messerschmidt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality |
Austrian
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German ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Kopfstücke (character heads)
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character heads ⓘ |
| occupation | sculptor ⓘ |
| positionHeld | assistant professor of sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna ⓘ |
| relative |
Johann Baptist Straub
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Philipp Jakob Straub NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMaterial |
alabaster
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lead ⓘ marble ⓘ metal ⓘ stone ⓘ tin ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Pressburg
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Vienna ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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