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Antonio Canova

Antonio Canova

1757

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SculptureNeoclassicismBaroque

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None documented

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Institutional Exhibitions

34

Works in Collection

38

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4

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80%

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Birth yearArtsy· 92%✓
NationalityWikidata + Artsy· 92%
LocationWikidata· 80%

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Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/antonio-canova
Tier 1 · Institutional85%
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About

Why this artist matters now

Antonio Canova worked in marble to create Neoclassical sculptures that synthesized Baroque sensibility with classical restraint, rejecting both the melodrama of Baroque excess and the sterile formalism of strict antiquarian revival. Born in the Republic of Venice in 1757, he became the defining sculptor of the Neoclassical movement, whose work balanced emotional depth with formal clarity. His marble figures are distinguished by their refined proportions, subtle modeling of surface, and a restrained elegance that conveyed psychological presence without theatrical gesture.

Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (34)

Reclining Naiad

Reclining Naiad

1819 · Carrara marble

Overall (wt. confirmed): 35 × 75 × 32 1/2 in., 2558 lb. (88.9 × 190.5 × 82.6 cm, 1160.3 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ettore, Front View, from Oeuvre de Canova

Ettore, Front View, from Oeuvre de Canova

1817 · Engraving and etching in black on ivory wove paper

Plate: 62.5 × 39.7 cm (24 5/8 × 15 11/16 in.); Sheet: 86 × 62 cm (33 7/8 × 24 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Ajax, Front View, from Oeuvre de Canova

Ajax, Front View, from Oeuvre de Canova

1817 · Engraving and etching in black on ivory wove paper

Plate: 60.5 × 41.2 cm (23 7/8 × 16 1/4 in.); Sheet: 86 × 62 cm (33 7/8 × 24 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Ajax, Back View, from Oeuvre de Canova

Ajax, Back View, from Oeuvre de Canova

1817 · Engraving and etching in black on ivory wove paper

Plate: 62.4 × 42 cm (24 5/8 × 16 9/16 in.); Sheet: 86 × 62 cm (33 7/8 × 24 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

George Washington, Front View, from Oeuvre de Canova

George Washington, Front View, from Oeuvre de Canova

1817 · Engraving in black on ivory wove paper

Plate: 45 × 32.5 cm (17 3/4 × 12 13/16 in.); Sheet: 86 × 62 cm (33 7/8 × 24 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Paris Leaning on Tree Stump, Front View, from Oeuvre de Canova

Paris Leaning on Tree Stump, Front View, from Oeuvre de Canova

1817 · Engraving and etching in black on ivory wove paper

Plate: 57 × 40.7 cm (22 1/2 × 16 1/16 in.); Sheet: 86 × 62 cm (33 7/8 × 24 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Theseus and Centaur, Back View, from Oeuvre de Canova

Theseus and Centaur, Back View, from Oeuvre de Canova

1817 · Engraving and etching in black on ivory wove paper

Plate: 58.5 × 55.4 cm (23 1/16 × 21 13/16 in.); Sheet: 86 × 62 cm (33 7/8 × 24 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Paris Leaning on Tree Stump, Back View, from Oeuvre de Canova

Paris Leaning on Tree Stump, Back View, from Oeuvre de Canova

1817 · Engraving and etching in black on ivory wove paper

Plate: 57.5 × 40.8 cm (22 11/16 × 16 1/8 in.); Sheet: 86 × 62 cm (33 7/8 × 24 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Ettore, Side View, from Oeuvre de Canova

Ettore, Side View, from Oeuvre de Canova

1817 · Engraving and etching in black on ivory wove paper

Plate: 64 × 40.5 cm (25 1/4 × 16 in.); Sheet: 86 × 62 cm (33 7/8 × 24 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Funerary Monument of Prince William of Orange Nassau, from Oeuvre de Canova

Funerary Monument of Prince William of Orange Nassau, from Oeuvre de Canova

1817 · Engraving in black on ivory wove paper

Plate: 44.2 × 27 cm (17 7/16 × 10 11/16 in.); Sheet: 86 × 62 cm (33 7/8 × 24 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Overall: 80 in. (203.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1817 · Carrara marble

wt. confirmed: 69 in., 646 lb. (175.3 cm, 293 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Saint Mary Magdalene Penitent, from Oeuvre de Canova

Saint Mary Magdalene Penitent, from Oeuvre de Canova

1817 · Engraving and etching in black on ivory wove paper

Plate: 32.5 × 47 cm (12 13/16 × 18 9/16 in.); Sheet: 86 × 62 cm (33 7/8 × 24 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Theseus and Centaur, Front View, from Oeuvre de Canova

Theseus and Centaur, Front View, from Oeuvre de Canova

1817 · Engraving and etching in black on ivory wove paper

Plate: 58.2 × 55.6 cm (22 15/16 × 21 15/16 in.); Sheet: 86 × 62 cm (33 7/8 × 24 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Venus, Back View, from Oeuvre de Canova

Venus, Back View, from Oeuvre de Canova

1817 · Engraving in black on ivory wove paper

Plate: 54 × 40.8 cm (21 5/16 × 16 1/8 in.); Sheet: 85.8 × 62 cm (33 13/16 × 24 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Charity, from Oeuvre de Canova

Charity, from Oeuvre de Canova

1817 · Engraving in black on ivory wove paper

Plate: 55.2 × 42.3 cm (21 3/4 × 16 11/16 in.); Sheet: 86 × 62 cm (33 7/8 × 24 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Venus Italica

1817 · Carrara marble

wt. confirmed: 69 in., 646 lb. (175.3 cm, 293 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Terpsichore Lyran (Muse of Lyric Poetry)

Terpsichore Lyran (Muse of Lyric Poetry)

Overall: 177.5 x 78.1 x 61 cm (69 7/8 x 30 3/4 x 24 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Naiad

overall (approximate height and width): 80 x 190 cm (31 1/2 x 74 13/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Height: 19 3/4 in. (50.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Self-Portrait of the Sculptor Antonio Canova

Self-Portrait of the Sculptor Antonio Canova

1812 · Plaster

90.5 × 47.6 × 28.6 cm (35 5/8 × 18 3/4 × 11 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dancer with Finger on Chin

Dancer with Finger on Chin

overall (approximate height): 177 cm (69 11/16 in.) weight, with attached base: 724 lbs

National Gallery of Art

Bust of Paris

69.9 × 30.8 × 28 cm (27 1/2 × 12 1/8 × 11 in.); With socle: 134.7 × 58.5 cm (53 × 23 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

1806 · Plaster cast, with modern metal rod

confirmed, height including metal attachment rod: 14 7/8 × 13 × 12 3/4 in. (37.8 × 33 × 32.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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34 published of 34 catalogued · 22 with image

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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Terpsichore Lyran (Muse of Lyric Poetry)
1816 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Neoclassicism Baroque

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