Antonio Canova

ANTONIO CANOVA AND BOLOGNA: A STORY OF LOVE AND ART The relationship between Antonio Canova and Bologna began in 1779. In fact, on 12 October of that year, the artist arrived in the city on his way to Rome. Canova was only twenty-two years old and he recorded his first stay in his travel diary, […]

PSYCHE REVIVED BY CUPID’S KISS: WHERE IS LOCATED, WHO COMMISIONED IT TO CANOVA, WHAT IT REPRESENTS Psyche revived by Cupid’s kiss is one of the most beautiful and famous sculpture groups by Antonio Canova. It represents the meeting between two young lovers and is the metaphor of the eternal struggle between rationality and instinct, between […]

ANTONIO CANOVA, LIFE AND WORKS Antonio Canova was born in Possagno, near Treviso, on November 1st 1757. Antonio’s father was a stonecutter and his paternal grandfather led him into the art of sculpting. Canova soon showed great talent, and was sent to Venice where he spent some time at the most important sculptures’ studios, and […]

CANOVA IN VENICE: CANOVA AT THE GALLERIE DELL’ACCADEMIA IN VENICE Canova in Venice. One of the greatest novelties of the new tour of the exhibition at the Gallerie dell’Accademia, which I have recently described in a special post dedicated to the new rooms set in the Palladian Wing, is the exhibition of the works by […]

Daedalus and Icarus by Antonio Canova In this post I will tell you the story of one of Antonio Canova’s masterpieces that you can admire in this room.In the centre of the vedute room of the Museo Correr in Venice is the marble group Daedalus and Icarus (1777-1779), an early masterpiece by Antonio Canova.