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# Antonio Canova

(1757–1822)   Sculptor

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Antonio Canova was a sculptor, best known for *Canova*.

## Quick Facts About Antonio Canova

Born November 1, 1757

Died October 13, 1822

Profession Sculptor

Notable works Canova

## About Antonio Canova

Antonio Canova 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.

##  Quotes by Antonio Canova

> [So must the artist do in working at the nude.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-canova/so-must-the-artist-do-in-working-at-the-nude/)

Antonio Canova

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/369/antonio-canova-100477_art_so-must-the-artist-do-in-working-at-the_2688108.png)

> [I have read that the ancients, when they had produced a sound, used to modulate it, heightening and lowering its pitch without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-canova/i-have-read-that-the-ancients-when-they-had-produced-a-sound-used-to/)

Antonio Canova

[Ancients](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ancients/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db2/antonio-canova-100477_ancients_i-have-read-that-the-ancients-when-they_2995936.png)

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