Antonio Canova
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Antonio Canova was an Italian Neoclassical sculptor, famous for his marble sculptures. Often regarded as the greatest of the Neoclassical artists, his sculpture was inspired by the Baroque and the cla
Self-portrait, 1792
Orpheus, 1777
Theseus and the Minotaur, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Portrait of Antonio Canova by John Jackson, 1820
The Three Graces (Canova)
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Antonio Canova's statue The Three Graces is a Neoclassical sculpture, in marble, of the mythological three Charites, daughters of Zeus – identified on some engravings of the statue as, from left to ri
Antonio Canova
…1808 Canova became an associated member of the Royal Institute of Sciences, Literature and Fine Arts of the Kingdom of Holland. In 1814, he began his The Three Graces. In 1815, he was named 'Minister Plenipotentiary of the Pope,' and was tasked by Pope Pius VII with recovering various works of art that were taken to…
Canova's first version, now in the Hermitage Museum
The Three Graces, alternate view, in the Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia
The Three Graces: the Hermitage version