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Canova's Colossal Horse comes back to life after more than 50 years in storage

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 (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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Neoclassical taste: the Cicognara Album on display at Ca' Rezzonico, Venice

Neoclassical taste: the Cicognara Album on display at Ca' Rezzonico, Venice

From September 26, 2025 to January 12, 2026, Ca' Rezzonico - Museo del Settecento Veneziano hosts the exhibition Gusto neoclassico. The Cicognara Album, curated by Alberto Craievich. The exhibition presents to the public an exceptional volume preserv...
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Sant'Antonio dei Portoghesi in Rome: din of colored marbles and images of death

Sant'Antonio dei Portoghesi in Rome: din of colored marbles and images of death

There is a work by Canova among the colored marbles of the church of Sant'Antonio dei Portoghesi in Rome. It is certainly not counted among his masterpieces, much less listed among his best-known works, and most do not even know of its existence. The...
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Canova and the birth of modern sculpture: Theseus on the Minotaur on display in Possagno

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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Andrea Appiani, Napoleon's painter in Italy on display at Musée de Malmaison

Andrea Appiani, Napoleon's painter in Italy on display at Musée de Malmaison

From March 16 to July 28, 2025, the Musée national des châteaux de Malmaison et de Bois-Préau housed in the Château de Bois-Préau presents the first French retrospective dedicated to Andrea Appiani (Milan, 1754 - 1817...
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