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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.
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| ISBN: | 0300269757
9780300269758
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| 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.
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| 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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