Antonio Canova
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Antonio Canova was an Italian sculptor.
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Antonio Canova, by George Hayter, 1817 |
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Canova by John Jackson (painter), 1819 |
Bust on the facade of Palazzo Brentani in Milan(1829/30). |
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[edit] Works
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Paris. Hermitage, St. Petersburg |
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Perseus, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY |
Tomb of Vittorio Alfieri |
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Statue of the boxer Damoxenos. Marble, ca. 1800., purchased by Pius VII |
Napoleon bust, a gift of the Emperor to the City of Sint-Niklaas |
Canova tomb in Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari (Venezia) |
[edit] The three Graces
[edit] Psyche revived by the kiss of Love (Amor and Psyche)
[edit] Cenotaph of Marie Christine of Austria at Augustinerkirche (Vienna)
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Photographed by Francis Frith |
[edit] Statue of Napoleon Bonaparte at Milan
English: The bronze statue to Napoleon Bonaparte sculpted by Antonio Canova, in the courtyard of the Palace of Brera at Milan
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Nude Napoleon statue in Apsley House, London |