Antonio Canova Marble Sculptures

1 november 1757 13 october 1822 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 classical revival and has been characterised as having avoided the melodramatics of the former and the cold.

Antonio canova marble sculptures.

The neoclassical sculptures of antonio canova dominated the european art scene during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. In 1770 antonio was an assistant for 2 years to torretto giuseppe bernardi. Portrait herm of a woman perhaps leopoldina esterhazy wife of prince moritz of liechtenstein by antonio canova italy 1822 marble california palace of the legion of honor dsc07757 jpg 3 648 5 472. Before he turned ten antonio started carving marble and making models in clay.

The best selection of cast marble canova statues and sculptures inspired by the artworks of the renown neoclassical artist from italy antonio canova. Antonio canova italian pronunciation. Called the supreme minister of beauty and a unique and truly divine man by. Antonio canova italian pronunciation.

Antonio canova 1757 1822 marble 1819 1822 share this facebook twitter email in may 1819 the 6th duke of devonshire on his first trip to rome paid a visit to the studio of the most celebrated sculptor of the time antonio canova. That piece named pauline bonaparte as venus victrix and sculpted from 1805 to 1808 is on display at. Pasino led antonio canova into becoming a sculptor. Canova statues are not much different from those sculptures made in classical greece but with a certain air of romanticism characteristic of his style.

Pauline bonaparte as venus victrix or venus victorious is a semi nude life size reclining neo classical portrait sculpture by the italian sculptor antonio canova reviving the ancient roman artistic traditions of portrayals of mortal individuals in the guise of the gods and of the beautiful female form reclining on a couch as most often seen in reclining portrayals of hermaphroditi it was. Working after the excesses of the baroque style he carved a niche for himself in the world of neoclassical art. The sculptures that he produced were entirely inspired by the past but also held a style that was unique with canova being respected specifically for his ability to sculpt figures from marble that looked. When he was 9 years old he produced two shrines of carrara marble.

1 november 1757 13 october 1822 was an italian neoclassical sculptor famous for his marble sculptures often regarded as the greatest of the neoclassical artists his artwork was inspired by the baroque and the classical revival but avoided the melodramatics of the former and the cold artificiality of the latter.