Milan, an exhibition on Antonio Canova at the Carlo Orsi Gallery

From December 1 to 22, Galleria Carlo Orsi in Milan opens the exhibition Capolavori di Canova. A tribute on the bicentenary of his death, curated by Fernando Mazzocca. An exhibition-dossier dedicated to Antonio Canova (Possagno, 1757 - Venice, 1822), a universal sculptor celebrated in his time as “classical-modern,” as well as the only event the city dedicates to Canova on the 200th anniversary of his death, which occurred in Venice on Oct. 13, 1822.

Canova had a very special relationship with the city of Milan, characterized by great projects that remained unresolved, unsuccessful opportunities that were offered to Milan, during the Napoleonic years, those of the Italian Republic and the Kingdom of Italy, to indulge its ambitions as a capital city by placing the works of the greatest living Italian artist in public spaces. Canova’s most famous work preserved in Milan, the monumental bronze of Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker that stands in the courtyard of Brera, dates from that period.

The exhibition is therefore intended to have the meaning of a sort of “compensation” (so the Carlo Orsi Gallery) through a series of the sculptor’s works now preserved in Milan. The exhibition, with free admission, can be visited during gallery opening hours: Mondays from 3 to 7 p.m., Tuesdays to Fridays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 to 7 p.m.

Milan, an exhibition on Antonio Canova at the Carlo Orsi Gallery

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