Canova In The Veneto A Guide

A Travelers Guide To Key Works By The Greatest Neoclassical Sculptor, On The 200th Anniversary Of His Deathoften Regarded As The Greatest Of The Neoclassical Artists, Antonio Canova (17571822) Combined Greek And Roman Sculptural Idioms With A Nascent Romanticism To Forge A Vocabulary For Neoclassicism. Even Within In His Own Lifetime, Canovas Works Could Be Found In Major Collections Across The World, From The United States To Russia.marking The 200th Anniversary Of The Artists Death, This Guidebook Offers A Series Of Itineraries To Guide The Visitor On An Exploration Of The Many Works Left By The Sculptor, Painter And Architect In His Home Region Of The Veneto, With Which He Always Maintained Close Ties. The Museums, Palazzi And Churches Of Possagno, Bassano Del Grappa, Vicenza, Padua, Verona And Venice Are Filled With Canovas Works, And With Sites Relevant To His Life.