Tag: Antonio Canova

Paolina Borghese (Canova)

Pauline Bonaparte as Venus Victrix (or Venus Victorious) is a semi-nude life-size reclining neo-Classical portrait sculpture by the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova. Reviving the ancient Roman artistic traditions of portrayals of mortal individuals in the guise of the gods, and of the beautiful female form reclining on a couch (as read more

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Venus Italic

Venus Italic is a work in marble by Antonio Canova.

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Perseus triumphantly

Perseus Triumphant is a marble sculpture by Antonio Canova made between 1797 and 1801.

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Portrait of Marie Louise of Austria as a Concordia

The portrait of Marie Louise of Austria as a Concordia is a marble sculpture (137 cm.

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Hercules and Lica

Hercules and Lica is a marble sculpture by Antonio Canova executed between 1795 and 1815 and in the National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome.

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Theseus and the Minotaur

Theseus and the Minotaur is the first sculpture by Antonio Canova realizzà² once arrived in Rome.

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The Hidden City below San Lorenzo

Recently, underground rooms and corridors were Read more [...]

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The Face on Palazzo Vecchio

On the façade of Palazzo Vecchio, left of the entrance, Read more [...]

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The Hole in the Cupola of the Cathedral

The XV century’s mathematician and cartographer Paolo Read more [...]

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Bobolino

Visit Piazzale Michelangelo, Take a Walk to Porta Read more [...]

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The Weather Lion

Weather prediction has always been a problem. But many Read more [...]

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Mystery in San Lorenzo

The city of Florence satisfies many curiosities, but it Read more [...]

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