프란츠 크사버 메서슈미트 (1736-1783): 잊을 수 없는 '캐릭터 헤드'의 거장 조각가 – 인간의 감정과 심리를 탐구하는 강렬하고 표현력이 풍부한 흉상. 표현주의의 독보적인 선구자.
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Messerschmidt, a student of Johann Baptist Straub, was one of the pioneers of a new, early Classicist artistic style in Vienna around 1770. His best-known works are the 49 ‘character heads’, physiognomic studies with which the artist examined the expressive power of the human face in an excessively grotesque way. The focus on human emotions is probably also a result of the development of humanities at that time. The Yawner is one of the artist’s most striking works; the wide-open mouth might be a reference to well-known works such as Anima Dannata by Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini. The original pieces were mostly made of lead or stone. Bronze casts such as this were produced in limited editions after the artist’s death. (Barbara Til)