Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
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Franz Xaver Messerschmidt was an 18th-century German-Austrian sculptor renowned for his highly expressive "character heads," which are considered masterpieces of psychological portraiture in European art.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Franz Xaver Messerschmidt canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt Context triple: [Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, hasArtistInCollection, Franz Xaver Messerschmidt]
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Johann Adam Hiller
Johann Adam Hiller was an 18th-century German composer, conductor, and music theorist often regarded as a founder of the German Singspiel tradition.
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Albrecht von Haller
Albrecht von Haller was an 18th-century Swiss polymath—physiologist, anatomist, poet, and scholar—whose scientific and literary work made him a central figure of the German Enlightenment.
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Johann Brechtel
Johann Brechtel was a notable historical figure from the German town of Weil der Stadt, recognized for his local significance.
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Heinrich Blanke
Heinrich Blanke, better known professionally as Henry Blanke, was a German-born American film producer prominent in Hollywood during the studio era, particularly at Warner Bros.
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Gottlieb Biedermann
Gottlieb Biedermann is the complacent, self-deluding bourgeois protagonist of Max Frisch’s satirical play "Biedermann und die Brandstifter," whose willful blindness enables the arsonists he shelters.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt Target entity description: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt was an 18th-century German-Austrian sculptor renowned for his highly expressive "character heads," which are considered masterpieces of psychological portraiture in European art.
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A.
Johann Adam Hiller
Johann Adam Hiller was an 18th-century German composer, conductor, and music theorist often regarded as a founder of the German Singspiel tradition.
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B.
Albrecht von Haller
Albrecht von Haller was an 18th-century Swiss polymath—physiologist, anatomist, poet, and scholar—whose scientific and literary work made him a central figure of the German Enlightenment.
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C.
Johann Brechtel
Johann Brechtel was a notable historical figure from the German town of Weil der Stadt, recognized for his local significance.
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D.
Heinrich Blanke
Heinrich Blanke, better known professionally as Henry Blanke, was a German-born American film producer prominent in Hollywood during the studio era, particularly at Warner Bros.
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E.
Gottlieb Biedermann
Gottlieb Biedermann is the complacent, self-deluding bourgeois protagonist of Max Frisch’s satirical play "Biedermann und die Brandstifter," whose willful blindness enables the arsonists he shelters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austrian sculptor
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German sculptor ⓘ person ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1783 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1760 ⓘ |
| artisticSubject |
facial expression
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human head ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1736-02-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Duchy of Württemberg
NERFINISHED
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Wiesensteig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stomach illness (reported) ⓘ |
| citizenship | Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1783-08-19 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Bratislava
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ Pressburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Academy of Fine Arts Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Academy of Fine Arts Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Messerschmidt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | sculpture ⓘ |
| genre |
busts
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portrait sculpture ⓘ |
| givenName | Franz Xaver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCollectionAt |
Belvedere Museum, Vienna
NERFINISHED
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Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ Louvre Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Metropolitan Museum of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria and Albert Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkCharacteristic |
exaggerated grimaces
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highly polished metal and stone surfaces ⓘ intense psychological realism ⓘ systematic exploration of muscle tension in the face ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century psychological portraiture
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modern expressionist sculpture ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Baroque sculpture tradition
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Georg Raphael Donner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
highly expressive facial expressions in sculpture
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psychological portraiture ⓘ series of character heads ⓘ |
| movement |
Baroque
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Neoclassicism ⓘ Rococo ⓘ |
| name | Franz Xaver Messerschmidt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality |
Austrian
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German ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Kopfstücke (character heads)
NERFINISHED
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character heads ⓘ |
| occupation | sculptor ⓘ |
| positionHeld | assistant professor of sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna ⓘ |
| relative |
Johann Baptist Straub
NERFINISHED
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Philipp Jakob Straub NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMaterial |
alabaster
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lead ⓘ marble ⓘ metal ⓘ stone ⓘ tin ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Pressburg
NERFINISHED
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Vienna ⓘ |
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