Antonio Canova
Booksreview
Antonio Canova’s spirited clay sketches go under the microscope in new catalogue
This well-conceived exhibition catalogue illuminates the sculptor’s terracotta models—masterpieces in their own right
Canova’s monument gets protection from Venice's challenging conditions
Vast pyramid containing sculptor’s heart has been restored with Venice in Peril funding, but will need continuous care and protection from worsening weather and pollution
Art marketnews
A Canova statue—lost in an English garden for decades and bought for £5,200—will be sold at Christie's London for £8m
The 19th-century work, executed just before the sculptor's death, has been rediscovered after languishing outside for more than 50 years
After CCTV footage is released, tourist who damaged Canova sculpture turns himself in
Italian court may press charges after three toes on the statue were broken
Snap! Tourist takes a selfie on a 19th-century Canova sculpture—and breaks off two toes
Concerns raised about how the visitor gained access to the Paolina Bonaparte cast
Exhibitionspreview
Naples museum explores Antonio Canova’s love for—and reinvention of—ancient sculpture
Exhibition includes more than 110 works with key loans from the Getty and the State Hermitage Museum
