Franz Xaver Messerschmidt 1736-1783 isabel-ewig sobald das Flugzeug gelandet ist

sobald das Flugzeug gelandet ist

transformiert

an diesem Ort auszustellen und zu bewahren

(Deutsche Ausgabe ISBN 978-3-7757-3808-8)

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt 1736-1783 isabel-ewig sobald das Flugzeug gelandet istSmirking, dim witted, grimacing or disgusted that is how the character studies cast in lead or cut into alabaster appear to viewers: sculptures that do not adhere to any classical ideal of beauty but confront the viewer with a typology of the ugly. The fascinating character heads by the baroque sculptor Franz Xaver Messerschmidt may be indebted to his contemporary Johann Kaspar Lavater, yet, they never cease to amaze with their untimely artistic