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'''Antonio Canova''' ( 1757 - 1822) was an [[Italian]] [[sculptor]]. He is best known for his sculpture of "Pauline Bonaparte".
'''Antonio Canova''' ( 1757 - 1822) was an [[Italian]] [[sculptor]]. He is best known for his sculpture of "Pauline Bonaparte". Other works included the tombs of popes Clement XIV (1783–87) and Clement XIII (1787–92).
[[Image:Canova Pauline Bonaparte.jpg]]
[[Image:Canova Pauline Bonaparte.jpg]]
Pauline Bonaparte (1805-1808) at Borghese Gallery.
Pauline Bonaparte (1805-1808) at Borghese Gallery.
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n 1802, by special request of 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]
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== See also ==
== See also ==