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The Age of Canova and Thorvaldsen

The masterpieces of art between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries through the sculptures by Antonio Canova and Bertel Thorvaldsen and the works by other protagonists of the neoclassical age such as Pietro Tenerani, Camillo Pacetti, Vincenzo Camuccini, Xavier Fabre, Angelika Kauffmann and Francesco Hayez.

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Detail of the marble statue of the goddess Venus by Antonio Canova, showing the head and shoulders. A work of the Neoclassical period.

Venus by Antonio Canova: A Neoclassical Marble Statue

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Portrait of renowned sculptor Antonio Canova painted by Rudolph Suhrlandt in 1811, oil on canvas technique

Portrait of Antonio Canova by Rudolph Suhrlandt: Analysis and History

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Marble statue bust of Francis I of Austria by sculptor Antonio Canova, circa 1781-1782. Neoclassical sculpture.

Marble Bust of Francis I of Austria by Antonio Canova | Neoclassical Statue

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The painting The Surprise by Antonio Canova, oil on canvas 1799, neoclassical art

The Surprise by Antonio Canova: Analysis of the 1799 Neoclassical Painting

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Plaster sculpture of Theseus fighting the centaur Eurytion by Antonio Canova, detail of the Neoclassical sculptural group

Theseus and the Centaur Eurytion: Sculpture by Antonio Canova

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1842 lithograph by Michele Fanoli depicting Antonio Canova's sculptures inside an arena, print on mounted wove paper.

Michele Fanoli's Lithograph: Antonio Canova's Works in an Arena (1842)

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1844 lithograph by Michele Fanoli depicting an architectural pantheon with portraits and sculptures by Antonio Canova

Lithograph of a Pantheon with Antonio Canova's Works by Michele Fanoli, 1844

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Marble sculpture by Bertel Thorvaldsen depicting Hercules receiving the cup of immortality from the goddess Hebe

Marble Sculpture: Hercules Receives the Draught of Immortality from Hebe

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Self portrait of Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1811, black chalk and white heightenings drawing

Self Portrait by Bertel Thorvaldsen: A Neoclassical Drawing Analysis

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Self portrait of Bertel Thorvaldsen, black chalk drawing on paper created in 1810, Romantic period

Thorvaldsen Self Portrait: Analysis of the 1810 Black Chalk Drawing

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Plaster sculpture by Antonio Canova, Marie Louise of Hapsburg depicted as the goddess Concordia

Sculpture 'Marie Louise of Hapsburg as Concordia' by Antonio Canova

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Original 1841 lithograph by Michele Fanoli depicting the sculptures of Antonio Canova, fine art print on wove paper.

Fanoli's Lithograph: Canova's Statues in a Fine 1841 Print

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Marble sculpture by Bertel Thorvaldsen: Nemesis recites the deeds of men to Jupiter

Marble Sculpture: Nemesis Recites the Deeds of Men to Jupiter

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Etching of Antonio Canova and Giovanni Martino De Boni by Vincenzo Giaconi, etching and engraving from 1796

Antonio Canova and Giovanni Martino De Boni: Etching by Vincenzo Giaconi (1796)

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Self portrait by Antonio Canova, oil on canvas painting from 1792

Antonio Canova's Self Portrait (1792): Analysis of the Painting

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Marble statue Apollino by Antonio Canova, young Apollo god, neoclassical art sculpture

Apollino by Antonio Canova: Analysis of the 1797 Marble Statue

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Sculpture Charity by Antonio Canova, plaster from 1792, detail of the modeling

Charity by Antonio Canova: Neoclassical Plaster Sculpture of 1792

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Detail of marble sculpture Princess Leopoldina Esterhazy by Antonio Canova, Neoclassical art

Antonio Canova's Sculpture: Princess Leopoldina Esterhazy While Painting (1805-1818)

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Detail plaster sculpture Feeding the Hungry Antonio Canova 1795

Feeding the Hungry by Canova: 1795 Neoclassical Plaster Sculpture

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Detail of plaster sculpture Dance of Alcinous' Children by Antonio Canova, 1790-1792, Neoclassical style

Dance of Alcinous' Children by Antonio Canova: Plaster Sculpture 1790-1792

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Plaster sculpture by Antonio Canova, Return of Telemachus to Ithaca and meeting with Penelope, 1787-90, Neoclassical art

Return of Telemachus to Ithaca: Antonio Canova's Plaster Model

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Marble bust portrait of Leopoldo Cicognara, sculpture by Antonio Canova

Colossal Bust of Leopoldo Cicognara by Antonio Canova

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Plaster sculpture Dance of Alcinous' Children by Antonio Canova, 1790-1792, Neoclassical art

Dance of Alcinous' Children by Antonio Canova: Analysis of the 1790-2 Plaster

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Detail of Antonio Canova plaster sculpture 'Crito closing Socrates Eyes' showing hands and face

Crito Closing Socrates' Eyes: Canova's Plaster Sculpture

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Sculpture Justice by Antonio Canova, detail of figure and scales, plaster 1792

Antonio Canova's 'Justice' (1792): Analysis of a Neoclassical Plaster Sculpture

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Portrait of Antonio Canova painted in oil on canvas by Giovanni Battista Lampi in 1822

Portrait of Antonio Canova: Neoclassical Masterpiece by Giovanni Battista Lampi

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Antonio Canova plaster sculpture Socrates bidding farewell to his family 1787-1790

Socrates Bidding Farewell to his Family: Plaster Sculpture by Antonio Canova

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Marble bust of Domenico Cimarosa, sculpture by Antonio Canova from 1822

Marble Bust of Domenico Cimarosa by Antonio Canova (1822)

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Detail of the mozzetta in the marble sculpture of Pope Pius VII by Antonio Canova

Pope Pius VII Marble Sculpture by Antonio Canova: Detail of the Mozzetta

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Portrait of Italian painter and sculptor Antonio Canova, oil on canvas painted by François-Xavier Fabre in 1812

Portrait of Antonio Canova by François-Xavier Fabre (1812) - Analysis

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Watercolor and pen drawing of Antonio Canova's Roman studio by Francesco Chiarottini, circa 1785

Watercolor Drawing of Antonio Canova's Study in Rome by Francesco Chiarottini

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Antonio Canova marble sculpture: Princess Leopoldina Esterhazy while painting, neoclassical detail

Princess Leopoldina Esterhazy by Canova: A Neoclassical Marble Statue

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Hope sculpture by Antonio Canova, neoclassical period plaster allegory

Hope by Antonio Canova: 1792 Plaster Sculpture Analysis

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Plaster sculpture 'Feeding the Hungry' by Antonio Canova, 1795, Neoclassical artwork

Feeding the Hungry: Antonio Canova's 1795 Plaster Sculpture

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Marble bust portrait of Pope Pius VII, sculpture by Antonio Canova (1804-1805)

Pope Pius VII Marble Bust by Antonio Canova: Neoclassical Portrait

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Self-portrait plaster bust by Antonio Canova, Neoclassical sculpture from 1812

Antonio Canova Self-Portrait (1812): Analysis of the Plaster Bust

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Plaster sculpture Crito Closing Socrates' Eyes by Antonio Canova, Italian Renaissance art

Crito Closing Socrates' Eyes: Antonio Canova's Sculpture

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Marble bust sculpture of Antonio Canova by Gaetano Matteo Monti, 1809-10

Marble Portrait Bust of Antonio Canova by Gaetano Matteo Monti (1809-10)

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Oil painting by Johan Vilhelm Gertner depicting the interior of sculptor Thorvaldsen's studio in Charlottenborg, with busts and artworks, 1826

Thorvaldsen's Study in Charlottenborg: A Danish Golden Age Painting

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Sculpture The Shepherd Boy by Bertel Thorvaldsen, detail in Carrara marble, 1823-1826

Thorvaldsen's The Shepherd Boy: Neoclassical Carrara Marble Sculpture

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Sculptural Self Portrait of Bertel Thorvaldsen in Carrara marble, 1810-1811, detail of the face

Bertel Thorvaldsen Self Portrait: Carrara Marble Sculpture 1810-11

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Marble bust depicting painter Horace Vernet, sculpture by Bertel Thorvaldsen from 1832-3, Neoclassical art

Marble Bust of Horace Vernet by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1832-3)

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Detail of the procession with men and boys in the frieze 'The entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon' by Bertel Thorvaldsen

Thorvaldsen Frieze: Alexander the Great's Entry into Babylon

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Neoclassical white Carrara marble sculpture 'The Shepherd Boy' by Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1823-1826

'The Shepherd Boy' by Bertel Thorvaldsen: Neoclassical Carrara Marble Sculpture

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Plaster sculpture The Shepherd Boy, 1817, by Bertel Thorvaldsen, neoclassical model

The Shepherd Boy by Bertel Thorvaldsen: 1817 Plaster Model

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Painting The Day by Adolf Senff after Bertel Thorvaldsen, oil on canvas depicting an angel or putto

"The Day" by Adolf Senff: Analysis of the Thorvaldsen-Inspired Painting

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Portrait of the renowned sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen painted by Italian artist Vincenzo Camuccini in 1808

Portrait of Bertel Thorvaldsen by Vincenzo Camuccini (1808)

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Marble statue Ganymede, neoclassical artwork by Bertel Thorvaldsen

Ganymede by Thorvaldsen: A Neoclassical Marble Statue

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Cupid Triumphant white marble sculpture by Bertel Thorvaldsen, detail view

Cupid Triumphant by Bertel Thorvaldsen: Neoclassical Marble Masterpiece

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The Entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon frieze, Bertel Thorvaldsen, detail with fisherman and neoclassical procession

Alexander the Great in Babylon: Thorvaldsen's Neoclassical Marble Frieze

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Marble sculpture Cupid and Anacreon by Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1824, neoclassical art

Cupid and Anacreon: Marble Sculpture by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1824)

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Portrait of sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen, oil on canvas painting by Jacob Edvard Munch from 1815

"Bertel Thorvaldsen" (1815) - Neoclassical Portrait by Jacob Edvard Munch

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Marble sculpture bust of Napoleon Bonaparte, titled The Apotheosis of Napoleon by Bertel Thorvaldsen

The Apotheosis of Napoleon: Thorvaldsen's Neoclassical Marble Bust

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Marble statue of Alexander I, neoclassical sculpture by Bertel Thorvaldsen 1820

Marble Sculpture of Alexander I by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1820)

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Detail of the frieze The Entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon by Bertel Thorvaldsen showing Macedonian soldiers with spoils of war

Thorvaldsen's Frieze: Alexander the Great Enters Babylon with Soldiers

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Marble sculpted bust of Klemens von Metternich, by Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1819

Marble Bust of Klemens von Metternich by Bertel Thorvaldsen

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Painting Pope Leo XII visiting sculptor Thorvaldsen's studio 1826 work Hans Ditlev Christian Martens

Pope Leo XII Visiting Thorvaldsen's Studio: Historical Painting of 1826

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Oil on canvas painting of Bertel Thorvaldsen in academic uniform, portrait by Carl Vogel von Vogelstein from 1815

Portrait of Bertel Thorvaldsen: Neoclassical Art by Carl Vogel von Vogelstein

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Detail of the Ganymede marble sculpture by Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1819-1824, Neoclassical period

Ganymede by Thorvaldsen: Neoclassical Marble Sculpture (1819-24)

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Painting 'The reception of Thorvaldsen at the customs' by Fritz Westphal, oil on canvas, 1839-1841

The Reception of Thorvaldsen: Painting by Fritz Westphal

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Detail of the procession with men and a horse in Thorvaldsen's frieze of Alexander the Great entering Babylon

Thorvaldsen's Frieze: Alexander the Great Entering Babylon with Procession

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Detail with men and a boat from the frieze The Entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon by Bertel Thorvaldsen, Neoclassical plaster work.

'The Entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon' Frieze by Bertel Thorvaldsen: Detail with Men and Boat

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Friedrich Nerly oil painting Buffaloes dragging a marble block for Thorvaldsen, 1831, Romantic period

Buffaloes Dragging a Block of Marble Destined to Thorvaldsen by Friedrich Nerly (1831)

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Portrait of Antonio Canova, 1806 etching and engraving by Giovanni Martino De Boni

Portrait of Antonio Canova: 1806 Etching and Engraving by De Boni

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Etching and engraving portrait of sculptor Antonio Canova by Giovanni Martino De Boni, 1799

Antonio Canova: Engraving and Etching by Giovanni Martino De Boni

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Marble relief sculpture Mercury brings infant Bacchus to Ino, Bertel Thorvaldsen

Sculpture 'Mercury brings infant Bacchus to Ino' by Bertel Thorvaldsen

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Thorvaldsen sculpture Venus and Cupid, neoclassical marble relief artwork

Venus Consoling Cupid: Neoclassical Marble Relief by Thorvaldsen

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Detail of the hand painting in the marble sculpture Princess Leopoldina Esterhazy by Antonio Canova

The Painting Hand: Sculptural Detail by Antonio Canova (1805-18)

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Young Dancer, marble sculpture by Bertel Thorvaldsen, Neoclassical art

Young Dancer by Thorvaldsen: Neoclassical Marble Sculpture

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Detail of Bertel Thorvaldsen's frieze 'The Entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon' featuring soldiers and horses, an example of Neo Classical sculpture.

Thorvaldsen's Frieze: Alexander the Great's Entry into Babylon

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Thorvaldsen marble sculpture detail: Mercury about to kill the giant Argus Panoptes

Mercury and Argo: Marble Sculpture by Bertel Thorvaldsen

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Cupid and Dionysus marble sculpture by Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1824

Cupid and Dionysus by Thorvaldsen: 1824 Marble Relief Sculpture