Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Terpsichore Lyran (Muse of Lyric Poetry) 1816 Marble, 177.5 x 78.1 x 61 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Trained by his grandfather, an Italian stonemason, Canova began modeling clay and carving marble sculptures before age ten. In…
Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Teseo e il centauro (Theseus and the Centaur) 1804–1819 Marble, h. 340 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Dedalo e Icaro (Daedalus and Icarus) 1778–1779 Marble, 182 x 95 cm Museo Correr, Venezia
Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Venus Italica c.1812 Marble, h. 178 cm Galleria Palatina, Firenze
Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Orfeo (Orpheus) 1776 Marble, 203 x 85 cm Museo Correr, Venezia Orpheus and Eurydice:
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,…
Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Teseo sul Minotauro (Theseus and the Minotaur) 1782 Marble, 145.4 x 158.7 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Napoleone come Marte pacificatore (Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker) 1803–1806 Marble, h. 345 cm Wellington Museum, Apsley House, London See also: • Napoleon I (1769-1821)
Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Paolina Borghese Bonaparte as Venus Victrix 1805–1808 Marble, 160 x 92 cm Galleria Borghese, Roma See also: • Pauline Bonaparte, Princess Borghese (1780-1825)
Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Amore e Psiche (Cupid and Psyche) 1800–1803 Marble, h. 148 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Entered the Hermitage in 1815; previously in the collection of Jósephine de Beauharnais in the Castle of Malmaison near Paris. By the end…