Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Dedalo e Icaro (Daedalus and Icarus) 1777–1779 Marble, 182 x 95 cm Museo Correr, Venezia This famous sculpture, his first large one in marble, is the masterpiece of Antonio Canova‘s Venetian youth. It was created for the procurator…
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,…
Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Letizia Ramolino Bonaparte 1804–1807 Marble, h. 145 cm Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England See also: • Ramolino Bonaparte, Maria Letizia (1750-1836)
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
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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,…