Character Head: Quiet, Peaceful SleepFranz Xaver Messerschmidt · 1783
Bronze- Sculpture
- Neoclassical Sculpture
1783- Early Modern
43.0 x 22.0 cm
Museum of Fine Arts
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736 – 1783)
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736-1783): Master sculptor of haunting 'Character Heads' – intensely expressive busts exploring human emotion & psychology. A unique precursor to Expressionism.
Museum of Fine Arts (Budapest, Hungary)
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About this artwork
- Title: Character Head: Quiet, Peaceful Sleep
- Artist: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
- Year: 1783
- Original dimensions: 43.0 x 22.0 cm
- Format: Tall
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Museum of Fine Arts
- Medium type: Sculpture
- Creative period: Late Period
- Corpus context: occult studies, paranoia
Quick Facts
- Artistic style: Psychological realism
- Dimensions: 43 x 22 cm
- Artist: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
- Movement: Neoclassical
- Year: 1783
- Title: Character Head: Quiet, Peaceful Sleep
- Location: Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest
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