Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, 1736-1783
By: edited by Michael Krapf ; with texts by Almut Krapf-Weiler and Michael Krapf ; [translations into English: John Brownjohn, Rebecca Law].
Contributors: Krapf, Michael.; Krapf, Almut.; Österreichische Galerie Belvedere.
Publisher: Hatje Cantz
Published: 2003
Place of publication: [Ostfildern-Ruit]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 229
Subjects: Messerschmidt, Franz Xaver, -- 1736?-1783 -- Exhibitions.
Genres: Exhibitions.
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.
Notes: Catalog of the exhibition held at Barockmuseum of the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna, from October 11, 2002 to February 9, 2003.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-227) and index.