Maturity Franz Xaver Messerschmidt



character study strong smell, circa 1770-1781 ce. austria, pressburgh, slovakia, bratislava. franz xaver messerschmidt. victoria , albert museum, london



der glaube, tomb monument


the baroque period of oeuvre ended in 1769 bust of court physician gerard van swieten, commissioned empress. @ same time first neo-classic works appeared, made—characteristically—for academy. these , later works applied many experiences gained in 1765 during study trip rome. 1 of these early, severe heads years 1769-70, influenced roman republican portraits, represents well-known doctor franz anton mesmer. @ same time, in 1770-72 messerschmidt began work on so-called character heads, has been argued (notably ernst kris) connected paranoid ideas , hallucinations which, @ beginning of seventies, master began suffer. messerschmidt found himself increasingly @ odds milieu. situation worsened such extent, in 1774, when applied newly-vacant office of leading professor @ academy, had been teaching since 1769, instead of getting expelled teaching. in letter empress, count kaunitz praised messerschmidt s abilities, suggested nature of illness (referred confusion in head ) make such appointment detrimental institution.







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