Why Would Anyone Carve This Face?

An extreme face carries a title supplied after the sculptor died. CHAPTERS 0:00 A Face We Cannot Easily Name 0:27 The Sculptor Behind the Grimace 1:19 What the Expression Actually Shows 1:55 Stone With the Appearance of Skin 2:53 Who Called Him Vexed? 3:42 The Visitor Who Reported Spirits 4:31 A Face Before Its Label SOURCES Getty: current object record, 2008.4 https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/103QTJ Getty: The Character Heads and their later titles https://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/messerschmidt/character.html Getty: life and work, historical context https://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/messerschmidt/life_work.html IMAGE CREDITS Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, The Vexed Man, 1771–1783, alabaster. Getty Museum, 2008.4. Digital image courtesy Getty’s Open Content Program, CC0. Original script and explanatory guides by The Art Detail. Authentic registered reproductions; guides are labelled. Licensed synthetic narration: Andrew Dragon HD Latest. The Art Detail · Small details. Remarkable stories.