Franz Xaver Messerschmidt

About Franz Xaver Messerschmidt

Birth Day: February 6, 1736
Birth Place: Germany
Died On: Aug 19, 1783 (age 47)
Birth Sign: Aquarius

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt Net Worth

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt was born on February 6, 1736 in Germany. German-Austrian sculptor who created "character heads", a series of busts with contorted faces, including the piece A Hypocrite and Slanderer.
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💰Franz Xaver Messerschmidt Net worth: $3.8 Billion

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About

German-Austrian Sculptor who created "character heads", a series of busts with contorted faces, including the piece A Hypocrite and Slanderer.

Before Fame

He spent two years in Graz, working in the workshop of his maternal uncle.

Trivia

He said the purpose of his "character heads" was to represent 64 "canonical grimaces" of the human face.

Family Life

He was raised by his uncle, the Sculptor Johann Baptist Straub.

Associated With

He and Graeme Lloyd both suffered from Crohn's disease.