Canova : sketching in clay /

Canova : sketching in clay /

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Author / Creator:	Dickerson, C. D., III (Claude Douglas), author.
Imprint:	Washington : National Gallery of Art ; [Chicago, Illinois] : The Art Institute of Chicago, [2023] New Haven : Distributed by Yale University Press ©2023
Description:	279 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 27 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Canova, Antonio, -- 1757-1822 -- Exhibitions. Canova, Antonio, -- 1757-1822 Models (Clay, plaster, etc.) -- Exhibitions. Models (Clay, plaster, etc.) exhibition catalogs. Exhibition catalogs Exhibition catalogs.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13152055

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Other authors / contributors:	Canova, Antonio, 1757-1822. Bowyer, Emerson, author. Sigel, Anthony, contributor. Nelson, Elyse, contributor. National Gallery of Art (U.S.), issuing body, host institution. Art Institute of Chicago, issuing body, host institution.
ISBN:	0300269757 9780300269758
Notes:	Catalog of an exhibition held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., June 11-October 9, 2023, and at the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, November 19, 2023-March 18, 2024. Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-265) and index.
Summary:	Antonio Canova (1757-1822) established himself as a preeminent artist of the neoclassical age with his funerary monuments and carved marbles on classical themes. Although his idealized and sensual sculptures are widely known, this is the first book devoted entirely to the clay models that he made in preparation for his marble sculptures. Only sixty-five of his terracotta models survive today. Modern in their boldness, the models retain the touch of the artist's hand and yield a glimpse into Canova's imaginative and technical process. The authors examine Canova's techniques for making terracotta models, including how he used clay to develop full-scale models that his assistants copied in marble, and his practice of gifting his models to friends.

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Summary:	The first book-length examination of the clay models and creative process of the preeminent neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova <br> <br> <br> <br> "A comprehensive, beautifully illustrated catalog."--Karen Wilkin, Wall Street Journal <br> <br> <br> <br> The most celebrated sculptor of the neoclassical age, Antonio Canova (1757-1822) established himself as the preeminent artist of his time with his funerary monuments and meticulously carved marbles on classical themes. Although his idealized and sensual sculptures are widely known, this is the first book devoted entirely to the brilliantly expressive clay models that he made in preparation for his marble sculptures. Only sixty-five of his terracotta models survive today. Extraordinarily modern in their boldness, the models retain the touch of the artist's hand and yield a revelatory glimpse into Canova's imaginative and technical process.<br> <br> <br> <br> The authors, with expertise in art history and conservation, examine Canova's techniques for making terracotta models, including how he used clay to develop full-scale models that his assistants copied in marble, and his practice of gifting his models to friends.<br> <br> <br> <br> Distributed for the National Gallery of Art, Washington<br> <br> <br> <br> Exhibition Schedule: <br> <br> <br> <br> National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC <br> <br> (June 11-October 9, 2023)<br> <br> <br> <br> Art Institute of Chicago <br> <br> (November 19, 2023-March 18, 2024)<br> <br>
Item Description:	Catalog of an exhibition held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., June 11-October 9, 2023, and at the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, November 19, 2023-March 18, 2024.
Physical Description:	279 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 27 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-265) and index.
ISBN:	0300269757 9780300269758