伪君子与诽谤者

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt German

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 639

奥地利雕塑家梅塞施密特在其事业晚期时对约六十件人物头像倾注了心血，颇为着迷。这些人物头像或以金属制成，或以雪花石膏制成。它们既认可了把面部表情与情绪相联系的艺术传统，又反映出同一时代的医学理论，将外部感觉和内部感情联系了起来。其中一小部分的主题，比如这一个，表达了人物深层的内省。雕塑家以非常新颖的方式将写实主义与抽象表现相结合，描绘出一个日渐秃顶的结实男子将头低垂在胸前，他那同心的皱纹和对称的下颚制造出富有张力的纹路。

A Hypocrite and a Slanderer, Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (German, Wiesensteig 1736–1783 Pressburg), Tin alloy, Austrian, probably Pressburg (Bratislava)

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A Hypocrite and a Slanderer, Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (German, Wiesensteig 1736–1783 Pressburg), Tin alloy, Austrian, probably Pressburg (Bratislava)
A Hypocrite and a Slanderer, Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (German, Wiesensteig 1736–1783 Pressburg), Tin alloy, Austrian, probably Pressburg (Bratislava)
A Hypocrite and a Slanderer, Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (German, Wiesensteig 1736–1783 Pressburg), Tin alloy, Austrian, probably Pressburg (Bratislava)
A Hypocrite and a Slanderer, Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (German, Wiesensteig 1736–1783 Pressburg), Tin alloy, Austrian, probably Pressburg (Bratislava)
A Hypocrite and a Slanderer, Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (German, Wiesensteig 1736–1783 Pressburg), Tin alloy, Austrian, probably Pressburg (Bratislava)
A Hypocrite and a Slanderer, Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (German, Wiesensteig 1736–1783 Pressburg), Tin alloy, Austrian, probably Pressburg (Bratislava)

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