Antonio Canova - Finestre sull'Arte

Nicola Samorì returns to Ravenna with “Supremalia,” a dialogue with Canova and art history

From October 17, 2026, to January 17, 2027, the MAR – Art Museum of the City of Ravenna will host “Nicola Samorì. Supremalia,” a solo exhibition dedicated to the artist from Romagna and curated by Denis Isaia. The project, organized by t...
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Venice, in the Sale Canoviane of the Museo Correr, Julian Charrière in dialogue with Canova

At the Museo Correr in Venice the exhibition Dialoghi Canoviani continues, a project that relates contemporary artistic research to the legacy of Antonio Canova. The second edition offers a confrontation between the Franco-Swiss artist Julian Charri&...
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Milan, an exhibition at Gallerie d'Italia celebrates Rome and Milan as capitals of Neoclassicism

The Gallerie d'Italia in Milan presents from November 28, 2025 to April 6, 2026 the exhibition Eternity and Vision. Rome and Milan Capitals of Neoclassicism, curated by Francesco Leone, Elena Lissoni and Fernando Mazzocca, under the patronage of the ...
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Canova's Colossal Horse comes back to life after more than 50 years in storage

The Colossal Horse by Antonio Canova (Possano, 1757 - Venice, 1822), one of the most representative works in Bassano's collections, finally returns to show itself in its entirety after more than 50 years spent in storage at the Civic Museums of Bassa...
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Possagno (Treviso) celebrates Sartori: international conference and restoration at Canova Museum

Possagno, in the province of Treviso, is preparing to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Giovanni Battista Sartori (Crespano, 1775 - Possagno, 1858), half-brother and principal heir of the famous sculptor Antonio Canova, with a multiface...
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The Lubomirski Cupid, one of Canova's most significant plaster casts in the Possagno Gypsotheca, will be restored

TheAmorino Lubomirski, one of the most significant plaster casts housed in the Gypsotheca in Possagno, made by Antonio Canova in 1785, will be restored thanks to the support of the Municipality of Treviso. The initiative stems from the ongoing dialog...
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The first room of the Pinacoteca di Brera with the 12 busts of Canova restored by Banca Ifis has been rearranged

As of May 16, 2025, the Pinacoteca di Brera, in Room 1, an introductory area to the narrative of the museum collections and "La grande Brera, has set up the exhibition La bellezza e l'ideale. The Canova Collection of Banca Ifis and the Traveling Pict...
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Canova and the birth of modern sculpture: Theseus on the Minotaur on display in Possagno

From March 23 to June 21, 2025, the Museo Gypsotheca Antonio Canova in Possagno is hosting an exhibition-dossier dedicated to one of the masterpieces of neoclassical sculpture: Theseus on the Minotaur, an early work by Antonio Canova (Possagno, 1757 ...
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