Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, The Original Ghost-Buster - Atlas Obscura
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/franz-xaver-messerschmidt-the-original-ghostbusterHe was trying to protect himself from ghosts. Before he gave shape to his best-known heads, Messerschmidt was a young artist with a formidable CV. Born in a small German town in 1736, he spent his early life studying sculpture under the tutelage of his ...
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