Canova and His World Set within the social

Set within the social

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Canova and His World Set within the socialThis kaleidoscopic study of Antonio Canova (1757 1822), one of the most celebrated sculptors of the Neoclassical era, reconsiders his life, work and artistic legacy in the wake of the two hundredth anniversary of his death. Pestilli here examines how critics such as Carl Ludwig Fernow and Quatremre de Quincy critically shaped both Canovas work and its reception and delves into the striking similarities between Canova and his renowned predecessor, Gian