Antonio Canova (alternatively: Antonio Canova, Marchese d'Ischia)
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Daedalus and Icarus, The sculpture depicts Daedalus making wings with his son Icarus before he takes his fated flight. This statue is famous because of the remarkable contrast between the two subjects. Daedulus appears as an elderly man with drawn features while Icarus is a very young boy with excited features. This sculpture depicts Canova's strong command of Neo-classicalism, realism and the movement of Baroque., 1777-79
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0306; Public Notes:
Perseus Triumphant, Sculpture depicts Perseus, the son of Danae and Zeus holding the head of Medusa, the slayed Gorgon. Perseus is shown wearing the gear of Mercury, winged helmet and sandals, borrowed for the task. Another copy of this statue, both completed by Canova is on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and is very similar with the exception that the Vatican's statue uses a leaf to shield Perseus' nudity and the Met's does not., 1800-1801
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0305; Public Notes:
Venere Italica, The picture shows Venus of ancient Greek mythology, she covers her body with a sheet. This piece was commissioned by King of Etruria Ludovico I to replace the Medici Venus that was stolen by Napoleon. Instead of producing a mere copy, Cordova crafted a beautiful statue using the same marble as Michelangelo's Pieta to increase the dramatic drapery being held by the woman. She stands in 50% profile, nude, with an elaborate hairdo., 1804-1811
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0307; Public Notes:
Venere Italica, The picture shows Venus of ancient Greek mythology, she covers her body with a sheet. This piece was commissioned by King of Etruria Ludovico I to replace the Medici Venus that was stolen by Napoleon. Instead of producing a mere copy, Cordova crafted a beautiful statue using the same marble as Michelangelo's Pieta to increase the dramatic drapery being held by the woman. She stands in 50% profile, nude, with an elaborate hairdo. Detail of Venus' face., 1804-1811
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0308; Public Notes:
Venus Victrix; Paolina Bonaparte, Image showcases the sitting, sculpted portrait of Pauline Bonaparte as Aphrodite/Venus. The semi-nude woman rests while holding an apple, the famed apple of discord from the Judgement of Paris. Given the unique nature of the almost nude portrait of a aristocratic woman, much intrigue has been stimulated by Bonaparte's choice given that this sculpture was a wedding gift to her husband Camillo Borghese who had originally requested that she be depicted as the modest Diana., 1805 - 1808
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0304; Public Notes:
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