Messerschmidt's character heads : maddening sculpture and the writing of art history /

This book examines a famous series of sculptures by the German artist Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736-1783) known as his "Character Heads." These are busts of human heads, highly unconventional for their time, representing strange, often inexplicable facial expressions. Scholars have strug...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Yonan, Michael Elia (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York ; London : Routledge, 2018.
Series:	Studies in art historiography (Farnham (Surrey, England))
Subjects:	Messerschmidt, Franz Xaver, > 1736?-1783 > Criticism and interpretation. Messerschmidt, Franz Xaver, > 1736?-1783 > Psychology. Facial expression in art. Physiognomy in art. Head in art.

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Call Number:		NB511.5.M47 Y66 2018

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