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Canova, Eternal Beauty

Published on , by Zaha Redman

The approach chosen by "Canova: eternal beauty" at the Museo di Roma focuses more on the relationship between the sculptor and his adopted city, Rome.

Antonio Canova (1757-1822), Creugante, marble, 225 x 120 x 62 cm. Città del Vaticano,... Canova, Eternal Beauty

Antonio Canova (1757-1822), Creugante, marble, 225 x 120 x 62 cm. Città del Vaticano, Musei Vaticani.
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Was Italian sculptor Antonio Canova (1757-1822) the heir to Praxiteles and Lysippus, and the equal of Michelangelo? It's not a question explored by this exhibition, but certainly doesn't seem an odd one, given the beauty of…
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