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…
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)
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)
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
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
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)
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 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…
Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Autoritratto (Self-portrait) 1792 Oil on canvas, 68 × 54.5 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze
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…