Canova and his world /

"This kaleidoscopic study of Antonio Canova (1757-1822), one of the most celebrated sculptors of the Neoclassical era, reconsiders his life, work and artistic legacy in the wake of the two-hundredth anniversary of his death. Pestilli here examines how critics such as Carl Ludwig Fernow and Quat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Pestilli, Livio (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	[London] : Lund Humphries, 2026.
Subjects:	Canova, Antonio, > 1757-1822 > Criticism and interpretation. Canova, Antonio Mythology, Classical, in art. Neoclassicism (Art) Sculpture, Neoclassical. Mythologie ancienne dans l'art. Néoclassicisme (Art) Sculpture néoclassique. catalogs (documents) Catalogs Criticism, interpretation, etc. Catalogs. Catalogues.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Prologue: Apelles post tabulam latens: Missirini's Life of Antonio Canova and the last vestiges of a Plinian anecdote
Zoilus
The French connection
'A [Neo]classical Bernini'
Cantilevering
The artist at the service of the state
Epilogue.