Tag: Canova

Apuleius

(c.124-c.170) Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis Works: • Amor ja Psyke (Finnish) • Apologia sive pro se de magia (Latin) • De deo Socratis (Latin) • De mundo (Latin) • De Platone et eius dogmate, Liber I (Latin) • De Platone et…

Testa di Medusa (c.1801)

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Testa di Medusa (Head of Medusa) c.1801 Plaster, h. 31 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova dominated Rome’s artistic scene at the turn of the 19th century. This plaster is a partial model for his…

Busto di Paride (1809)

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Busto di Paride (Bust of Paris) 1809 Marble, 69.9 × 30.8 × 28 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Inscription: Ant(o)nio Quatremere/Amico Optimo/Antonius Canova/Dono Dedit/F. Romae/An. MDCCCIX”. The enormously popular Neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova frequently made replicas or variants…

Autoritratto (1812)

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Autoritratto (Self-Portrait) 1812 Plaster, 90.5 × 47.6 × 28.6 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Inscrition: CANOVA SELPSUM F A N MDCCCXII (back shoulder).

Kunsthalle Bremen

Established: 1823 Address: Am Wall 207, Bremen 28195 Website: https://www.kunsthalle-bremen.de/en Collection: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also: •…

Ercole e Lica

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) (after) Ercole e Lica (Hercules and Lichas) Late 19th century Bronze, 27.6 × 18.5 × 14.1 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

Basilica dei Frari (Venezia)

Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari Founded: 1250 Completed: 1338 Location: San Polo, 3072 – 30125 Venezia Website: https://www.basilicadeifrari.it/ The high altar with Titian‘s Assumption. The choir by Marco Cozzi. The tomb of Canova, originally designed by him as a mausoleum for Titian.…

Naiade (1815-1823)

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Naiade (Naiad) model 1815–1817, carved 1820–1823 Marble, 80 x 190 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Compare: Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Naiade 1819–1824 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York