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[[File:Canova Self Portrait.jpg|right|190px|Antonio Canova]]
[[File:Canova Self Portrait.jpg|right|190px|Antonio Canova]]
'''Antonio Canova''' (Venice, 1757 - Venice, 1822) was an [[Italian]] [[sculptor]] and painter. He is best known for his sculpture of "Pauline Bonaparte", 1805 to 1808. Other works included the tombs of popes Clement XIV (1783 – 87) and Clement XIII (1787 – 92). ''Called "the supreme minister of beauty" and "a unique and truly divine man" by contemporaries, Antonio Canova was considered the greatest sculptor of his time.'' [http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=361&page=1]
'''Antonio Canova''' (Venice, 1757 - Venice, 1822) was an [[Italian]] [[sculptor]] and painter. He is best known for his sculpture of "Pauline Bonaparte", 1805 to 1808. Other works included the tombs of popes Clement XIV (1783 – 87) and Clement XIII (1787 – 92). ''Called "the supreme minister of beauty" and "a unique and truly divine man" by contemporaries, Antonio Canova was considered the greatest sculptor of his time.''<ref>http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=361&page=1</ref>
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In 1802, by special request of [[Napoleon| Napoleon I]], he went to Paris and modelled a colossal figure of the emperor, holding a Victory in his hand (Apsley House, London). His "Bust of Napoleon" is in the Corcoran Gallery, Washington. [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03298b.htm]
In 1802, by special request of [[Napoleon| Napoleon I]], he went to Paris and modelled a colossal figure of the emperor, holding a Victory in his hand (Apsley House, London). His "Bust of Napoleon" is in the Corcoran Gallery, Washington.<ref>http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03298b.htm</ref>
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Cupid's Kiss at Hermitage.
Cupid's Kiss at Hermitage.
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== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Architectural Sculpture Gallery]]
*[[Architectural Sculpture Gallery]]
*[[Sculpture]]
*[[Sculpture]]
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/canova_antonio.html Antonio Canova - Artcyclopedia]
*[http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/canova_antonio.html Antonio Canova]
*[https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/92969/Antonio-Canova-marchese-dIschia Antonio Canova - Britannica]
*[https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/92969/Antonio-Canova-marchese-dIschia Antonio Canova]
*[http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/fcgi-bin/db2www/quickSearch.mac/gallery?selLang=English&tmCond=Canova Antonio Canova] State Hermitage Museum.
*[http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/fcgi-bin/db2www/quickSearch.mac/gallery?selLang=English&tmCond=Canova Antonio Canova] State Hermitage Museum.