A Hypocrite and a Slanderer
1776 · tin
Overall (wt. confirmed): 14 9/16 x 9 5/8 x 11 5/8 in., 25lb. (37 x 24.4 x 29.5 cm, 11.3399kg)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
1736
WA-00013713
Sculpture
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4
Works in Collection
12
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2
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1 cross-verified · 1 single-source
- Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
- NationalityArtsy· 85%
Source Registry (2)
- Artsy (bulk)Tier 1 · Institutional85%
- Artist IndexTier 3 · Scraped/inferred35%
About
Why this artist matters now
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt was a German-Austrian sculptor most famous for his "character heads", a collection of busts with faces contorted in extreme facial expressions.
Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago
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4 published of 10 catalogued · 9 with image
- The Met4 published3 img
- + 1 more source · 6 catalogued, not yet published
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4 entries · 1 sources
- 1776 · Met · 4 provWikidata·titleWikidata·mediumWikidata·year_createdWikidata·primary_image_url
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