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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Berta, the Petrified Head

Embedded in the wall of Santa Maria Maggiore Church, Read more [...]

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Bobolino

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

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The Iris Garden

Should you be in Florence between April and May you Read more [...]

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Clet – Street Signs

Son of a French writer, Clet began his artistic career Read more [...]

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The Hidden Face of Perseus

The Loggia dei Lanzi houses a famous bronze statue Read more [...]

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Gian Gastone’s Tomb

The tomb of Gian Gastone is right behind the altar in Read more [...]

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“A Ufo”

In the Florentine vernacular, it is very common to hear Read more [...]

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The “Sweet” Taste of Ballot

In the old city center of Florence, very close to Read more [...]

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The “Ugly” Queen

When Catherine ‘de Medici became Queen of France, she Read more [...]

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Gino Bartali

Gino Bartali (July 18, 1914 – May 5, 2000) was Read more [...]

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Little wine windows

The so-called buchette del vino were little windows Read more [...]

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Anglo-Florentines and the British Institute

“The double line of dark cypress, and the intricate Read more [...]

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