Franz Xaver Messerschmidt

Also known as F. X. Messerschmidt, fr. x. messerschmidt, Messer Schmid, Messerschmidt, Franz-Xaver Messerschmidt

German sculptor (1736-1783)

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Franz Xaver Messerschmidt was a male sculptor from Germany. He was born in Wiesensteig and educated at the University of Vienna and the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. He spoke and wrote in German.

Messerschmidt died on August 19, 1783, in Bratislava, where he is also buried. His works include portraits. Thirty-six of his works are recorded.

His sculptures are held in the collections of the Belvedere, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Slovak National Gallery, and the J. Paul Getty Museum. He is described in the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie and the Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich.

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It sits within the topics 1736 births, 1783 deaths and 18th-century Austrian male artists.

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Germany
Place of birth: Wiesensteig
Place of death: Bratislava
Occupation: sculptor
Educated at: Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
Languages spoken: German
Genre: portrait
Image: Self portrait by Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, Pressburg, c. 1780, alabaster - Bode-Museum - DSC02941.JPG