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Perseus with the Head of Medusa, Antonio Canova Detail

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Venus Italica c. 1812 Marble, h. 178 cm Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Firenze

Workshop of Antonio Canova (Italian, 1757-1822). Venus Italica, ca. 1822-23, variant of marble first executed 1810. Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC

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Antonio Canova (1757-1822) | Apollo crowning himself | 1781/82 | Marble

Clay works by the Italian sculptor are on view at the National Gallery of Art.

Currier Collections Online - "Portrait of the sculptor Antonio Canova" by Sir Thomas Lawrence

A full length marble statue of Mars and Venus, standing. Venus stands partially draped gazing upwards at Mars, who wears a Roman centurion style helmet and holds a spear.This magnificent sculpture of the Roman Gods ‘Mars and Venus’ was carved from a single marble block. It was commissioned by the Prince Regent for Carlton House in 1815 during Canovas visit to London to see the Elgin Marbles. It represents an allegory of War and Peace after England’s victory over Napoleon at the Battle of...