Antonio Canova
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Antonio Canova |
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Male |
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Venice, Italy |
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Italian |
| Birth: |
1757 |
| Death: |
1822 |
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Italian Neoclassicism |
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Sculptor
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Biography
| Lauded by his contemporaries as having surpassed the ancient Greeks in their classical aesthetic, Antonio Canova was a popular Italian Neoclassical sculptor. Born 1757 in the village of Possagno near Venice, Canova resided most of his life in Rome, where he first rose to acclaim by completing cenotaphs honoring the Popes Clement XIII and XIV. Following these monuments, Canova found international fame, including commissions from patrons in Britain, France, Russia and America. Despite the generous offers, Canova rarely traveled and preferred to remain in Rome. The most famous of Canova's mythical subjects included Perseus with the Head of Medusa, Venus, The Three Graces, and the Hebe, while he also sculpted portraits of many heads of state, including Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker and George Washington. Canova continued to be very prolific in the last years of his life, despite chronic disease and waning health. Some of his last great works include Mars and Venus, the Pieta, and a recumbent Magdalen. In 1822, Canova died back in his home of Venice. |
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