ANTONIO CANOVA Art Book contains 50+ Neoclassical Reproductions of mythical and religious sculptures with title,date and interesting facts page below. Book includes Table of Contents, thumbnail gallery and is formatted for all Kindle readers and Tablets (use rotate and/or zoom feature on landscape/horizontal images for optimal viewing).BORN: November,1, 1757 in Possagno, Italy.DIED: October 13, 1822 in Venice, Italy.MOVEMENT: NeoclassicINTERESTING FACTS:§ In 1761, Canova went to live with his grandfather who arranged for him at eleven years old to work at the sculpting studio of Giuseppe Bernardi.§ In 1775 at the age of eighteen, he set up his own studio in Venice.§ Canova went to Paris in 1802 to sculpt Napoleon and his sister, Pauline Borghese. He became the court sculptor while in Paris.§ In 1810, he was made president of the Accademia di S. Luca in Rome.§ Canova received the title Marquis of Ischia by the Pope for arranging the return of Italian art treasures from the French invasion of Rome.NOTABLE WORKS:Venus Victrix, Daedalus and Icarus, Perseus with Medusa’s Head.
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