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Ebe (1800-1805)

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Ebe (Hebe) 1800–1805 Marble, h. 161 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Hebe is one of the most famous works of Antonio Canova, an outstanding Neoclassical sculptor of the late 18th – early 19th century. According to ancient myth,…

Busto di Napoleone (1803)

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Busto di Napoleone (Bust of Napoleon Bonaparte) 1803 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 (1776)

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Euridice (Eurydice) 1776 Marble, 203 x 54 cm Museo Correr, Venezia Orpheus and Eurydice:

Orfeo (1776)

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Orfeo (Orpheus) 1776 Marble, 203 x 85 cm Museo Correr, Venezia Orpheus and Eurydice:

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,…