Month: August 2014

Chatsworth House (England)

Built: 1553 Address: Bakewell, Derbyshire DE45 1PP, England, United Kingdom Website: https://www.chatsworth.org/visit-chatsworth/chatsworth-estate/house/ Collection: • Canova, Antonio (1757-1822): Letizia Ramolino Bonaparte (1804-07) See also: • Houses | England | UK

Maria Letizia Ramolino Bonaparte

(1750–1836) Letizia Bonaparte in Art: Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Letizia Ramolino Bonaparte 1804–1807 Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England     Letizia Bonaparte in Film: Désirée 1954 Director: Henry Koster Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons     Family: • Napoleon I (1769-1821): Son • Pauline Bonaparte, Princess Borghese (1780-1825): Daughter

Venus Italica (1812)

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Venus Italica 1812 Marble, h. 171.5 cm Galleria Palatina, Firenze In 1802, passing through Florence and at the height of his notoriety, Antonio Canova was commissioned by the King of Etruria, Ludovico di Borbone, to make a copy…

Busto di Napoleone (c.1810)

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) & Workshop Busto di Napoleone (Bust of Napoleon Bonaparte) c.1810 Marble, h. 77 cm Galleria Palatina, Firenze See also: • Napoleon I (1769-1821)

Busto di Napoleone (c.1802)

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) & Workshop Busto di Napoleone (Bust of Napoleon Bonaparte) c.1802 Marble, h. 76 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg See also: • Napoleon I (1769-1821)

Euridice (1775-1776)

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Euridice (Eurydice) 1775–1776 Marble, 203 x 54 x 56 cm Museo Correr, Venezia Companion: Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Orfeo 1775–1776 Museo Correr, Venezia    

Orfeo (1775-1776)

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Orfeo (Orpheus) 1775–1776 Marble, 203 x 54 x 56 cm Museo Correr, Venezia Companion: Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Euridice 1775–1776 Museo Correr, Venezia    

Museo Correr (Venezia)

Established: 1830 Address: Piazza San Marco 52, 30124 Venezia VE, Italia Website: https://correr.visitmuve.it/ Collection: • Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479): Cristo morto sostenuto dagli angeli (c.1476) • Canova, Antonio (1757-1822): Dedalo e Icaro (1777-79) • Canova, Antonio (1757-1822): Euridice (1775-76) • Canova, Antonio (1757-1822): Orfeo (1775-76) See also: • Museums | Venezia (Italia)

Orfeo (1777)

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Orfeo (Orpheus) 1777 Marble, h. 140 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Canova produced his first commissioned works – a pair of statues showing Orpheus and Eurydice – at the age of just 16 or 17, for his patron,…

Teseo sul Minotauro (1782)

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Teseo sul Minotauro (Theseus and the Minotaur) 1782 Marble, 145.4 x 158.7 x 91.4 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London The legendary Greek hero Theseus sits astride the minotaur whom he has just killed. Coils of thread used…