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
Orfeo (1775-1776)
Museo Correr (Venezia)
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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…
Autoritratto (1792)
Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Autoritratto (Self-portrait) 1792 Oil on canvas, 68 × 54.5 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze
Maddalena penitente (1808-1809)
Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Maddalena penitente (Repentant Mary Magdalene) 1808–1809 Marble, h. 95 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Canova, an outstanding sculptor of the late 18th – early 19th century, the head of the school of Neoclassicism in Rome, did not often…
Napoleone come Marte pacificatore (1803-1806)
Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Napoleone come Marte pacificatore (Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker) 1803–1806 Marble, h. 345 cm Wellington Museum, Apsley House, London Commissioned by Napoleon in 1802 this colossal statue of the Emperor was sculpted by Canova in Rome. Completed…
Paolina Borghese Bonaparte come Venere Vincitrice (1804-1808)
Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Paolina Borghese Bonaparte come Venere Vincitrice (Paolina Borghese Bonaparte as Venus Victrix) 1804–1808 Carrara marble, 160 x 92 cm Galleria Borghese, Roma Portrayed by Antonio Canova in the guise Venus victorious in the Judgement of Paris, Pauline Borghese…
Pauline Bonaparte, Princess Borghese
(1780–1825) Duchess of Guastalla Princess consort of Sulmona and of Rossano Princess of France Pauline Bonaparte in Art: Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Paolina Borghese Bonaparte come Venere Vincitrice 1804–1808 Galleria Borghese, Roma Pauline Bonaparte in Film: Désirée 1954 Director: Henry Koster Cast: Marlon…
Le tre Grazie (1813-1816)
Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Le tre Grazie (Three Graces) 1813–1816 Marble, h. 182 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg A late work by Canova, The Three Graces was produced at a time when the artist was so famous that the public eagerly awaited…