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Antonio Canova

(1757-1822), Italian sculptor and painter

Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter associated with 8 portraits
Artist associated with 1 portrait
Antonio Canova was an Italian sculptor who became famous for his delicate rendering of flesh in his marble sculptures. He studied at Venice and Rome, and came to be regarded as the founder of a new Neoclassicist school; his work marked a return to classical refinement after the theatrical excesses of Baroque sculpture. Canova's best known works are the tombs of popes Clement XIII (1787-92) and XIV (1783-7), several statues of Napoleon, and one of his sister Princess Borghese reclining as Venus Victrix (1805-7).

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Antonio Canova, by William Brockedon, probably after Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG 2515(2)Antonio Canova
by William Brockedon, probably after Sir Thomas Lawrence
NPG 2515(2)
Antonio Canova, by Mary Dawson Turner (née Palgrave), after Thomas Phillips - NPG D22564Antonio Canova
by Mary Dawson Turner (née Palgrave), after Thomas Phillips
NPG D22564
Antonio Canova, by Henry Bone, after John Jackson - NPG D17520Antonio Canova
by Henry Bone, after John Jackson
NPG D17520
Antonio Canova, by William Henry Worthington, published by Septimus Prowett, after François Xavier Fabre - NPG D38512Antonio Canova
by William Henry Worthington, published by Septimus Prowett, after François Xavier Fabre
NPG D38512
Antonio Canova, by William Henry Worthington, after François Xavier Fabre - NPG D42646Antonio Canova
by William Henry Worthington, after François Xavier Fabre
NPG D42646
Antonio Canova, by William Henry Worthington, after François Xavier Fabre - NPG D20334Antonio Canova
by William Henry Worthington, after François Xavier Fabre
NPG D20334
Antonio Canova, drawn by S. Levi Polacco, printed and published by Achille Paris, after Antonio Canova - NPG D42644Antonio Canova
drawn by S. Levi Polacco, printed and published by Achille Paris, after Antonio Canova
NPG D42644
Antonio Canova, by James Posselwhite, published by William Mackenzie, after Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D42645Antonio Canova
by James Posselwhite, published by William Mackenzie, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
NPG D42645

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