Karakterkop naar Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736 - 1783) - 2/3 toetanchamon The porcelain is made from

The porcelain is made from a mix of kaolin and petuntse and fired at 1400°C

Die drakenoor-grepen

simplified volumes

waar grote spiegels in de zeventiende eeuw het toppunt van luxe waren

A dense scroll of stylised flowers wraps the body

Karakterkop naar Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736 - 1783) - 2/3 toetanchamon The porcelain is made fromThis bronze bust is a character head after Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736 1783), from his series of Charakterkpfe (Character Heads) modelled between 1770 and 1783. Messerschmidt based each head on his own face, holding a single extreme expression. Here the features pull into a tight, forced grin, the brow knotted above narrowed eyes. The bust is cast in bronze and finished with a dark, near black patina that follows every crease and tendon. The