Messerschmidt's Character Heads - Maddening Sculpture and the Writing of Art History (Hardcover)

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 struggled to explain these works of art. Some have said that Messerschmidt was insane, while others suggested that he tried to illustrate some sort of intellectual system. Michael Yonan argues that these sculptures are simultaneously explorations of art's power and also critiques of the aesthetic limits that would be placed on that power.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Studies in Art Historiography
Release date:	October 2017
First published:	2018
Authors:	Michael Yonan
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	194
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-21343-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > Art styles not limited by date > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Sculpture & other three-dimensional art forms > Sculpture Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Philosophy & theory of psychology > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	1-138-21343-8
Barcode:	9781138213432

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