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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,…

Venus Italica (1812)

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…

Busto di Napoleone (c.1810)

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)

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 (1775-1776)

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    

Orfeo (1775-1776)

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 (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…