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Antonio Canova

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Canova, Antonio 

Born Nov. 1, 1757, in Possagno, Veneto region; died Oct. 13, 1822, in Venice. Italian neoclassical sculptor.

Canova studied in Venice (1768–74) under the sculptor Toretti. He worked primarily in Venice and Rome. His early works followed the traditions of baroque art, but he subsequently embarked on formal imitation of classical sculpture.

His effective tombs (of Clement XIII, 1792, St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome), statues of mythological heroes (Cupid and Psyche, 1793 version, Louvre, Paris; 1800 version, Hermitage, Leningrad), and idealized portraits (Pauline Borghese as Venus Victrix, 1805–07, Borghese Gallery, Rome) combine serene composition, clarity, and elegant proportions with cold abstract images, features of saccharine sentimentality and salon pretti-ness, and the lifeless smoothness of polished marble. Canova’s work served as a model for 19th-century European academic sculpture.

REFERENCES

Kosareva, N. K. Kanova i ego proizvedeniia v Ermitazhe, 2nd ed. Leningrad, 1963.
Coletti, L., ed. Mostra Canoviana (Catalog). Treviso, 1957.
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Sehgal's show is the first presented by the foundation in a space already devoted to the display of artworks; the Villa Reale houses a collection of 19th- and 20th-century masterpieces by artists such as Antonio Canova, Andrea Appiani, Giovanni Segantini, Medardo Rosso, Paul Cezanne and the Futurists.
Tino Sehgal by De Bellis, Vincenzo / C: International Contemporary Art
This, it was felt, was too much for the sensibilities of a nation that - long before Berlusconi came along - had been feasting its eyes on half-naked Magdalenes and Minervas, not to mention the blatantly erotic statuary of Antonio Canova.
Truth, Lies and Berlusconi: Italy's playboy premier accused of nudity ... by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
Another sculpture consists of a single, thin sculpture of a mattress covered with waxed black sheets and a cushion, resting on a worktable as base; I couldn't help but think of the marble mattress on which Pauline Bonaparte lingers in the famous sculpture, 1805-1808, by Antonio Canova.
Rachel Khedoori: Hauser & Wirth by Scharrer, Eva / Artforum International
 
 
 
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