Antonio Canova

Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822) was an Italian sculptor who became famous for his delicate rendering of nude flesh in the medium of marble.

Some works by Canova

• Cupid and Psyche
• Cupid and Psyche with Butterfly
• Venus and Adonis
• Daedalus and Icarus
• The Three Graces

Canova often executed more than one copy of a successful sculpture; there are for example two copies of The Three Graces and two of Cupid and Psyche.

External links:

Catholic Encyclopedia entry for Antonio Canova

French page on Louvre site lnking to three sculptures by Canova and two portraits of the artist

An extremely big picture of Canova's Three Graces in the Hermitage museum, St. Petersburg (370 kb)

See also

• marble sculpture