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Antonio Canova
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Italian Neoclassical sculptor (1757–1822)
Antonio Canova was an Italian sculptor who lived from 1757 to 1822 and became one of the leading artists of the Neoclassical movement, which emphasized classical Greek and Roman styles. His work was highly influential in shaping European sculpture during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, making him one of the most important sculptors of his era.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Antonio
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Venice
- Place of birth
- Possagno
- Place of death
- Venice
- Occupation
- engraver
- Educated at
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Noble title
- margrave
- Student of
- Giovanni Ferrari
- Field of work
- art of sculpture
- Genre
- animal art
- Movement
- Neoclassicism
- Image
- Canova.jpg
- Work location
- Venice
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- described by source
- Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich
- topic's main category
- Category:Antonio Canova
- Commons category
- Antonio Canova
- date of birth
- 1757-11-01
- date of death
- 1822-10-13
- Commons gallery
- Antonio Canova
- Commons Creator page
- Antonio Canova
- name in native language
- Antonio Canova
- influenced by
- Phidias
- place of burial
- Tempio Canoviano
- ethnic group
- Italians
Sources (8)
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Antonio Canova, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Tempio Canoviano
Paolina Borghese (Napoleon’s sister)
The Fighting Cruise
Hebe: Copy of the Berlin figure of Hebe
Napoleon bust
Ecclesia
Self-portrait
Venus Italica
Headstone of Canova
Headstone of the last Stuarts (King Jacob III and his sons Karl Eduard, Duke of York, and Henry, Cardinal Bishop of Frascati)
Pope Pius VI praying in front of the Petrus tomb
Amor and psyche
Perseus
Dancer
Seated figure of the Marie Louise of Austria, so-called Concordia
Lift
Fortuna
Paris
Mary Magdalene
Paolina Borghese-Bonaparte
Venus
Venus
Paris
Perseus with the head of the Medusa
Sappho
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Encyclopedic overview
Antonio Canova ( Italian pronunciation: [anˈtɔːnjo kaˈnɔːva]; 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 artificiality of the latter.
Life
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