Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
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1736 |
6th of february: baptized in wiesensteig, oberamt geislingen, württemberg, germany; family of tanners; many brothers and sisters. |
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1746 |
7th of january: death of the father, removal to munich. apprenticeship at his uncle's johann baptist straub (1704-1784), sculptor at the court. |
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~ 1752 |
apprenticeship at his uncle's philipp jakob straub (1706-1774), sculptor at the court of graz. |
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~ 1754 |
moves to vienna. |
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1755 |
4th of november: student at the vienna academy of arts, jakob schletterer. |
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1759-70 |
martin van meytens, director of the academy, furthers messerschmidt. |
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1760- |
works for the royal court and high nobility, mostly portraits |
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1765 |
stay in rome |
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1769 |
22th of february: admission to the academy of arts. - 2nd of march: admission to the academy of copperplate engravers - 10th of september: nomination as a substitute professor with a right to succeed schletterer. - transition to classicism. |
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1770 |
march: buys a house at ungargasse 5, neighbour to mesmer. - 23rd of march martin van meytens dies. - starts work of the heads. |
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1774 |
1st of march: sells the house and art works. - 19th of may schletterer dies. messerschmidts right of succession is passed over |
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1775 |
5th of may: passport, travels to munich and wiesensteig, settles at munich. |
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1777 |
august: moves to preßburg/bratislava, lives at his brother's johann adam. - Works for citizens and the court. |
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1780 |
29th of december: buys a house in preßburg's suburbia. |
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1783 |
august: death after short illness. leaves 50 heads. |