The Myth and the Might of Antonio Canova’s Sculptures
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In 1820, the preeminent neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova completed a marble sculpture of George Washington that divided many viewers. Dressed as a Roman emperor, the over life-sized, seated Washington appears middle-aged, relaxed, and confident as he contemplates what he’s written on the tablet he holds. Canova inscribed “To the Great Nation of the United States of […]
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