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Franz Xaver Messerschmidt 1736-1783Smirking, 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
Smirking, 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 aggressiveness, modernism even, exposing the flip sides of human expression. Messerschmidt, who created conventional portraits of dignitaries such as Empress Maria Theresia or Joseph II while teaching at the Imperial Academy in Vienna, began to turn exclusively to character heads around 1770, a fact that quickly gained him the reputation of a maverick. Having taken early retirement due to a psychological disorder that was never clearly defined, he spent the rest of his life as a recluse in Pressburg. This extensive monograph about an exceptional artist attempts an interpretation of the "deeper meaning" of an oeuvre which is as unusual as it is uncompromising. (German edition available 3-7757-1245-3) The artist: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (Wiesensteig 1736-1783 Pressburg), born as one of the numerous children in a dyer's family in the area Göppingen/Oberamt Geislingen, Württemberg. Move to Munich in 1746, subsequent apprenticeships with his uncles Johann Baptist Straub, wood sculptor at the Munich court, and Philipp Jakob Straub, sculptor in Graz. In 1755, studies in Vienna; from 1760 work for the imperial court, Vienna. Travels to Rome in 1765. From 1769, substitute professor for sculpture at the academy in Vienna. Moves to Pressburg in 1777.Shipping Notes
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Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Good quality and seem durable for the shorter term.
Size: 9.5, Color: Black
Comfortable. Great for Wedding, Funeral. Not for long term I do not think. Seem almost like patent leather
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Bad, very bad
Size: 8.5, Color: Cognac
They are plastic. The quality is zero bro then I send it to me my refund.
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Run big
Size: 11, Color: Black
Worked for what they were needed for, they run big.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Great well made lite weight shoes
Size: 13, Color: Black/Ivory
Beautiful men’s shoes and half the price of the exact same shoes in Macys. I love this brand because they are so lite and comfortable. My son is fussy and does not like wearing dress shoes but these are so well made and lite weight there are no issues. The soles are made well with good grip and the size runs true to size (we ordered a 13). Very easy to walk in for long periods of time. Highly recomended.
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