Who made “Venus Italica”?

“Venus Italica” was made by Antonio Canova in 1804. Where to see it: Palazzo Pitti.

What to look for

Neoclassicism: Rococo before it is playful and pastel; Romanticism, its contemporary rival, prefers loose brushwork, rich colour and strong emotion.

Antonio Canova (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 sculpture was inspired by the Baroque and the classical revival, and has been characterised as having avoided the melodramatics of the former, and the cold artificiality of the latter. Wikipedia

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“Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker”, 1806
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“Theseus and the Minotaur”, 1781
“Hercules and Lychas”, 1795
“George Washington”, 1820
“Monument to the Royal Stuarts”