Character Head 5

František Xaver Messerschmidt – original by

date:
measurements: výška 42.0 cm, šírka 23.0 cm, hĺbka 24.0 cm
work type: sochárstvoplastikabusta
material: lead
tin
technique: casting
patina
inscription:
institution: Slovenská národná galéria, SNG
curator: Katarína Kolbiarz Chmelinová
inventory number: P 2170
tags: hlava tvár emócia
in collections:
licence: Creative Commons License public domain
zo súboru: Odliatky zo súboru Charakterové hlavy realizované SNG
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This head is also labeled Yawning, and can tempt the audience into yawning as well. However, it may also represent manifestations of the so-called blepharospasm, which causes spasms on the eyelids forcing a person to wrinkle the forehead.

Katarína Chmelinová ● Text from the atlas.sng.sk app for the exhibition Prečo (ume)nie?