Antonio Canova - Finestre sull'Arte

Canova and Hayez, Olympus on the Lake: the exhibition at Villa Carlotta

From June 22 to September 30, 2024 at Villa Carlotta in Tremezzina it will be possible to visit L'Olimpo sul lago. Canova, Thorvaldsen, Hayez and the Treasures of the Sommariva Collection, an exhibition curated by Fernando Mazzocca, Maria Angela Prev...
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Idea and form in Luigi Spina's photographic exhibition in dialogue with Canova

From April 20 to Sept. 29, the Gypsotheca Antonio Canova Museum in Possagno is hosting the exhibition "Canova Quattro Tempi" by Luigi Spina. The story is the result of four photographic campaigns that began in 2019 and resulted in as many publication...
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The Three Graces by Antonio Canova: beauty and sensuality

A symbol of grace, beauty and sensuality, the sculptural group of the Three Graces by Antonio Canova (Possagno, 1757 - Venice, 1822) is considered among the finest masterpieces of art of all time. The three nude female figures unite their slender, to...
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The relationship between Canova and power on display in Possagno

Sought after and admired on an international scale, Antonio Canova (Possagno, 1757-Venice, 1822) had as patrons the most influential personalities of Europe contemporary with him: sovereigns, pontiffs and nobles from the various European courts all t...
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An exhibition in Rome on Antonio Canova prince of the Academy of St. Luke

Canova. The Last Prince is the title of the exhibition in Rome that theAccademia Nazionale di San Luca, as part of the celebrations for the two hundredth anniversary of the death of Antonio Canova ( Possagno, 1757 - Venice, 1822), is dedicating to t...
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Giorgione's self-portrait-beauty painted by Canova on display in Castelfranco Veneto

From December 2, 2022 to April 10, 2023, the Museo Casa di Giorgione in Castelfranco Veneto will dedicate an exhibition to a singular work by Antonio Canova:Giorgione's Self-Portrait, the result of a hoax that the great sculptor (who was also a paint...
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Bassano del Grappa, major exhibition on Canova for the 200th anniversary of his death. From England the lying Magdalene

From October 15, 2022 to February 26, 2023, the Bassano del Grappa Civic Museum presents the exhibition Io, Canova. European Genius, on the occasion of the two hundredth anniversary of the famous artist's death. The wide-ranging exhibition, curated b...
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Luca Nannipieri's new novel on Canova and Napoleon's plundering comes out today

Luca Nannipieri 's new book entitled Immortal Candor, published by Rizzoli, was released in bookstores today. Two great figures of history are the cornerstones of this novel: Napoleon Bonaparte and Antonio Canova. The book alternates the story of th...
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