Character Head 6

František Xaver Messerschmidt – original by

František Xaver Messerschmidt – Character Head 6
František Xaver Messerschmidt – Character Head 6
František Xaver Messerschmidt – Character Head 6
František Xaver Messerschmidt – Character Head 6
František Xaver Messerschmidt – Character Head 6
František Xaver Messerschmidt – Character Head 6
date:
measurements: výška 43.5 cm, šírka 27.0 cm, hĺbka 23.5 cm
work type: sochárstvo › plastika › busta
material: tin
technique: casting
patina
inscription:
institution: Slovenská národná galéria, SNG
curator: Katarína Kolbiarz Chmelinová
inventory number: P 2227
tags: hlava tvár
in collections:
licence: Creative Commons License public domain
zo súboru: Odliatky zo súboru Charakterové hlavy realizované SNG
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In Messerschmidt's own words, this bizarre expression is the image of a hostile spirit of proportion. Some older theories claimed that the sculptor, who was influenced by the very popular contemporary Egyptomania, created this bust as a depiction of the god of wisdom Thoth.

More information about Messerschmidt's work can be found in the article Messerschmidt's Heads. 

Katarína Chmelinová ● Text from the atlas.sng.sk app for the exhibition Prečo (ume)nie?

zo súboru: Odliatky zo súboru Charakterové hlavy realizované SNG

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