Canova Marble Sculpture

A plaster model of canova s 19th century marble sculpture pauline bonaparte as venus victrix which is held in the permanent collection of the galleria borghese in rome was damaged when the.

Canova marble sculpture. His work and personality became a model for all sculptors for many years. The sculpture s lustre was not only due to the fine quality of the marble but also to the waxed surface which has been recently restored. Canova was a revered sculptor who lived from 1757 1822 and was famous for his marble statues. It was in this studio that the young canova came to the attention of senator falier who would become a lifelong patron.

Canova statues are not much different from those sculptures made in classical greece but with a certain air of romanticism characteristic of his style. That piece named pauline bonaparte as venus victrix and sculpted from 1805 to 1808 is on display at. The statue is a plaster cast used to make a marble statue of paolina bonaparte. Antonio canova 1757 1822 was considered the greatest sculptor of his time in europe.

The sculptures that he produced were entirely inspired by the past but also held a style that was unique with canova being respected specifically for his ability to sculpt figures from marble that looked. Canova quickly discovered a talent for sculpture and in his grandfather s studio carved several marble works before his teenage years. The damaged piece is the plaster model for canova s marble sculpture of paolina bonaparte. Antonio canova italian pronunciation.

The plaster original edit the museo canova has the plaster cast of venus victrix originally used as a model for the marble in its gipsoteca it the museum s plaster cast gallery. In 1802 canova was invited to paris by napoleon in order to carve marble portraits of the emperor and his mother and sister. The neoclassical sculptures of antonio canova dominated the european art scene during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. 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 artwork was inspired by the baroque and the classical revival but avoided the melodramatics of the former and the cold artificiality of the latter.