Michael Yonan

Messerschmidt's Character Heads

Maddening Sculpture and the Writing of Art History

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines a famous series of sculptures by the German artist Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736-1783) known as his "Character Heads."

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 249mm x 172mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 374g
• ISBN-13: 9781032096308
• ISBN-10: 1032096306
• Artikelnr.: 62151512

Autorenporträt

Michael Yonan is associate professor of art history at the University of Missouri-Columbia, USA. He is a specialist in eighteenth-century European art and material culture.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I: Writing the Artist's Mind
Introduction to Part I
Chapter 1: Nicolai's Dreamer
Chapter 2: Kris's Psychotic
Part II: Writing the Artist's Context
Introduction to Part II
Chaper 3: Mesmer's Acolyte
Chapter 4: Lichtenberg's Ally
Part III: Writing the Artist's Project
Introduction to Part III
Chapter 5: The Game of Making
Chapter 6: The Envy of the Gods
Conclusion