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| − | '''Antonio Canova''' ( 1757 - 1822) was an [[Italian]] [[sculptor]]. He is best known for his sculpture of "Pauline Bonaparte". Other works included the tombs of popes Clement XIV ( | + | '''Antonio Canova''' ( 1757 - 1822) was an [[Italian]] [[sculptor]]. He is best known for his sculpture of "Pauline Bonaparte", 1805 to 1808. Other works included the tombs of popes Clement XIV (1783 – 87) and Clement XIII (1787 – 92). |
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Antonio Canova ( 1757 - 1822) was an Italian sculptor. He is best known for his sculpture of "Pauline Bonaparte", 1805 to 1808. Other works included the tombs of popes Clement XIV (1783 – 87) and Clement XIII (1787 – 92).
Pauline Bonaparte (1805-1808) at Borghese Gallery.
In 1802, by special request of Napoleon I, he went to Paris and modelled a colossal figure of the emperor, holding a Victory in his hand (Apsley House, London). His "Bust of Napoleon" is in the Corcoran Gallery, Washington. [1]
Canova sculpted also, among many others, his well-known Three Graces from 1812 to 1816.