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A rediscovered masterpiece by the most important sculptor of Neoclassicism
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Canova
La Riconoscenza
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.
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Canova’s 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 Canova’s "Teste ideali".
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released on 01/2025
Contribution by Miriam Prencipe
Text: English / Italian / German200 pages, 70 colour illustrations,
25 × 34 cm, 9 1/2 × 13 1/2 in., Hardcover
ISBN: 978-3-7774-4303-4
Keywords
Sculpture, Neoclassicism, 18th century, 19th century
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