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Name: Antonio Canova
Birth Date: November 1, 1757
Death Date: October 13, 1822
Place of Birth: Possagno, Italy
Place of Death: Venice, Italy
Nationality: Italian
Gender: Male
Occupations: sculptor

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Biography of Antonio Canova
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The Italian sculptor Antonio Canova (1757-1822) was a leading exponent of the neoclassic style, which dominated the arts in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Internationally famous, he was regarded as the most brilliant sculptor in Europe....


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Antonio Canova (November 1, 1757 - October 13, 1822) was an Italian sculptor who became famous for his marble sculptures that delicately rendered nude flesh. The epitome of the neoclassical sculptor, his work marked a return to classical refinement...


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Perfect--and vacant: Ruth Guilding visits a Canova exhibition in Rome that focuses on the sculptor's relationship with Napoleon and his family.(EXHIBITIONS)(Antonio Canova)
01/01/2008: 1,047 words, approx. 4 pages
More than 30 works by Antonio Canova have been installed in the polychromed marble rooms of the Villa Borghese, amongst the baroque and antique sculptures collected there by Scipione Borghese in the 17th century. Canova first came to the villa in 1779 aged...
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Antonio Canova. (book reviews)
10/19/1992: 148 words, approx. 1 pages
ANTONIO CANOVA Edited by Giuseppe Pavanello and Giandomenico Romanelli. Marsilio (Rizzoli, dist.), $65 (404p) ISBN 0-941419-72-X This elegant volume, prepared in conjunction with a recent exhibition in Venice, celebrates the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova (1757-1822), whose works were acclaimed by the...
 


 

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