Contributions

  • Krapf, Michael. - Contributor
  • Krapf, Almut. - Contributor
  • Österreichische Galerie Belvedere. - Contributor

Publication

2003 - Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern-Ruit, Germany

Language

English

Word Count

57,250 words, Guess

Page Count

229 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-103775712461
  • ISBN-139783775712460
  • Goodreads1620232
  • LibraryThing6995450
  • OCLC Control Number51818321
and 2 more
  • Better World Books9783775712460
  • Open LibraryOL22483256M

Classifications

  • LCCNB511.5.M47 A4 2003

Description

"Messerschmidt, who created conventional portraits of dignitaries such as Empress Maria Theresa and Joseph II while working at the Imperial Academy in Vienna, began to turn exclusively to character heads in around 1770, a fact that quickly gained him the reputation of a maverick. This extensive monograph about an exceptional artist attempts an interpretation of the "deeper meaning" in an oeuvre which is as unusual as it is uncompromising."--Jacket.

Subjects

Genres

  • Exhibitions

Other Editions

  • Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, 1736-1783Hatje Cantz2003

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