Antonio Canova

Style: Neo-Classicism;

Place: Possagno

Born: 1757

Death: 1822

Biography:

Antonio Canova (Italian pronunciation: [anˈtɔːnjo kaˈnɔːva] 1 November 1757 – 13 October 1822) was an Italian Neoclassical sculptor, famous for his marble sculptures. Often regarded as the greatest of the Neoclassical artists, his artwork was inspired by the Baroque and the classical revival, but avoided the melodramatics of the former, and the col...