Antonio Canova 1757-1822 Andrews Ian
Antonio Canova 1757-1822 Andrews Ian This book covers the life of the Italian neo-classical sculptor Antonio Canova (1757-1822), some of his works and the lives of two of his contemporaries: John…
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Antonio Canova 1757-1822 Andrews Ian
This book covers the life of the Italian neo-classical sculptor Antonio Canova (1757-1822), some of his works and the lives of two of his contemporaries: John Gibson RA (1790-1866), known as the 'British Canova', and the Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844). All three sculptors helped and guided each other. Both Gibson and Thorvaldsen lived and worked in Rome under the influence and in the shadow of Canova.
The book aims to rectify the dearth of information in English on Canova and updates the information available on Gibson and Thorvaldsen in this bicentenary year of the death of Antonio Gibson was under considerable pressure to return to London, which he resisted, while Thorvaldsen returned to his homeland on several occasions and was greeted as a celebrity.