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The Satirist, No. 26 from the Series of Character Heads
Franz Xaver Messerschmidtaround 1770/80
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg
Nuremberg, Germany
The "Character Heads" display elementary human passions. They reflect the interest of the Enlightenment in the physiognomy and experience of feelings. Reduced to clear contours and relatively few motifs, they are imbued with a maximum of expression.
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- Title: The Satirist, No. 26 from the Series of Character Heads
- Creator: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
- Date Created: around 1770/80
- Location: Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, permanent exhibition "Renaissance, Baroque, Enlightenment"
- Physical Dimensions: H 45 cm x B 21 cm x T 24,5 cm
- Provenance: Acquired by Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg
- Rights: Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nürnberg (Foto: GNM / Dirk Messberger)
- Medium: lead
- Art Movement: Baroque
- Artist Dates: 1736 - 1783
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