The Yawner

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736 – 1783)

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736-1783): Mistři sochařství vyjadřující intenzivní emoce – ikonické hlavové busty z pozdního barokna předcházející expresionismu. Jeho díla provází hluboká psychologie a filozofie.

Kunstpalast (Düsseldorf, Německo)

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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)

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O tomto díle

Název díla: The Yawner
Autor: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
Rok výroby: 1775
Formát: Portrait
Stav autorských práv: Právo veřejné domény
Kde je možné jej vidět: Kunstpalast
Technika a materiál: Sculpture Bronze
Technika: Sculpture
Období tvorby: Early Period
Kontext sbírky: humanities development , character head series

Rychlé informace

Subject or theme: Anguish and despair
Artistic style: Realism with emotional emphasis
Medium: Bronze
Title: The Yawner
Location: Donated by Dr. M. J. Binder
Notable elements or techniques: Subtractive sculpting; grotesque facial expressions