Antonio Canova
1757 – 1822 · aged 65
Italian Neoclassical sculptor (1757–1822)
- Born
- 1 Nov 1757 · Possagno
- Died
- 13 Oct 1822 · Venice
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- 1 Nov 1757BornBorn in Possagno
- 1822AwardHonorary citizen of Asolo
- 13 Oct 1822DiedDied in Venice
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- c. 1760 – 1840Industrial Revolution
- 1765 – 1783American Revolution
- 1789 – 1799French Revolution
- 1812 – 1815War of 1812
- 1814 – 1815Congress of Vienna
Biography
Antonio Canova (Italian pronunciation: [anˈtɔːnjo kaˈnɔːva]; 1 November 1757 – 13 October 1822) was an Italian Neoclassical sculptor, famous for his marble sculptures. Often regarded as the greatest of the Neoclassical artists, his sculpture was inspired by the Baroque and the classical revival, and has been characterised as having avoided the melodramatics of the former, and the cold artificiality of the latter.
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