Canova - La Riconoscenza

Ein wiedergefundenes Meisterwerk des bedeutenden Bildhauers des Klassizismus
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-3-7774-4303-4
Verlag: Hirmer Verlag GmbH

Buch, Englisch, Deutsch, Italienisch, 184 Seiten, Format (B × H): 260 mm x 343 mm, Gewicht: 1714 g

Antonio Canova invented a new genre with his Ideal Heads". They were intended as gifts for close friends and persons he admired as an expression of his affection and gratitude. Starting from the famous bust "La Riconoscenza", this magnificent large-format volume offers an impressive survey of these unique expressions of friendship." Canovas masterpiece La Riconocenza" (Gratitude) was long thought to have been lost. It is a tribute to his most important critic, the cultural theorist Quatremère de Quincy. The sculpture was commissioned by the artist Marquise de Grollier as a gift for their mutual friend Quatremère. These three distinguished individuals left their mark on the cultural life of their time. The author traces the history of the genesis of "La Riconocenza" through their remarkable correspondence and integrates it into the context of Canovas "Teste ideali"."

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mazzocca, Fernando

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Einzelne Künstler: Biographien, Monografien
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstformen, Kunsthandwerk Bildhauerei, Plastik, Denkmäler

Über Autor(innen)

Mazzocca, Fernando
Fernando Mazzocca ist einer der führenden Canova-Spezialisten und war Professor an der Università Ca’ Foscari in Venedig und der La Statale in Mailand.