Antonio Canova
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
- Self portrait circa 1799
- Self portrait
- Antonio Canova, by George Hayter, 1817
- Canova by John Jackson (painter), 1819
- Bust on the facade of Palazzo Brentani in Milan(1829/30).
Works
- Theseus slaying the Centaur (KHM Vienna)
- Paris. Hermitage, St. Petersburg
- Ballerina, National Gallery in Washington D.C.
- Ballerina, National Gallery in Washington D.C.
- Terpsichore
- Palamedes
- Greek God
- Perseus, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
- Dancer, marble, Bode-Museum, Berlin
- Tomb of Vittorio Alfieri
- Statue of the boxer Creugas. Marble, ca. 1800
- 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
- 'Dancing Girl with Hands on Hips' in Tacoma, WA, USA.jpg
The three Graces
- The Three Graces, 1815-1817, Victoria and Albert Museum
Psyche revived by the kiss of Love (Amor and Psyche)
- Amor et Psyche (Louvre, Paris)
- Amor et Psyche left view (Louvre, Paris)
Cenotaph of Marie Christine of Austria at Augustinerkirche (Vienna)
- Photographed by Francis Frith
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
George Washington
George Washington, marble, , destroyed by fire,
- Engraving
- Plaster replica
- Marble copy