Michael Yonan is associate professor of art history at the University of Missouri-Columbia, USA. He is a specialist in eighteenth-century European art and material culture.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I: Writing the Artist's Mind
Introduction to Part I
Chapter 1: Nicolai's Dreamer
Chapter 2: Kris's Psychotic
Part II: Writing the Artist's Context
Introduction to Part II
Chaper 3: Mesmer's Acolyte
Chapter 4: Lichtenberg's Ally
Part III: Writing the Artist's Project
Introduction to Part III
Chapter 5: The Game of Making
Chapter 6: The Envy of the Gods
Conclusion
This book examines a famous series of sculptures by the German artist Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736-1783) known as his "Character Heads."