Antonio Canova
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Antonio Canova was an Italian sculptor.
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| Date of birth | 1 November 1757 (unspecified calendar, assumed Gregorian) Possagno | ||||
| Date of death | 13 October 1822 (unspecified calendar, assumed Gregorian) Venice | ||||
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Self portrait, 1792
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Self portrait circa 1799
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Self portrait
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Antonio Canova, by George Hayter, 1817
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Canova by John Jackson (painter), 1819
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Bust on the facade of Palazzo Brentani in Milan(1829/30).
Works
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Theseus slaying the Centaur (KHM Vienna)
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Paris. Hermitage, St. Petersburg
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Ballerina, National Gallery in Washington D.C.
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Ballerina, National Gallery in Washington D.C.
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Terpsichore
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Palamedes
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Greek God
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Perseus, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Dancer, marble, Bode-Museum, Berlin
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Tomb of Vittorio Alfieri
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Statue of the boxer Creugas. Marble, ca. 1800
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Statue of the boxer Damoxenos. Marble, ca. 1800., purchased by Pius VII
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Napoleon bust, a gift of the Emperor to the City of Sint-Niklaas
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Canova tomb in Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari (Venezia) -
'Dancing Girl with Hands on Hips' in Tacoma, WA, USA.jpg
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The Three Graces, 1815-1817, Victoria and Albert Museum
Psyche revived by the kiss of Love (Amor and Psyche)
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Amor et Psyche (Louvre, Paris)
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Amor et Psyche left view (Louvre, Paris)
Cenotaph of Marie Christine of Austria at Augustinerkirche (Vienna)
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Photographed by Francis Frith
Statue of Napoleon Bonaparte at Milan
[edit]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
George Washington, marble, , destroyed by fire,
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Engraving
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Plaster replica
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Marble copy