Antonio Canova
(1757–1822) italiensk skulptör
Antonio Canova (1757–1822) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Antonio Canova belongs to the chapter ‘The Enlightenment’ in this site’s history of architecture.
Antonio Canova was born in Possagno and died in Venice. Antonio Canova trained at Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia. The teachers included Giuseppe Bernardi and Giovanni Ferrari. Antonio Canova worked in Rome, Vienna, Naples, and Venice. Wikidata associates Antonio Canova with Neoclassicism. Antonio Canova became a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Accademia di San Luca, and Académie des beaux-arts. The awards include Order of the Golden Spur and honorary citizen of Asolo. The students included Konrad Eberhard, Pavlos Prosalentis, and Raimondo Trentanove.
The best-known works include ‘The Three Graces’, ‘Venus Victrix’, ‘Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss’, and ‘Hercules and Lychas’. The works belong mainly to the genres figurative art, nude, and art of sculpture. The catalogue has one building by Antonio Canova. The dated building is from 1819.
Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Johann August Arens, Samuel McIntire, Manuel Tolsá, Louis Combes, and Abraham van der Hart.