John Smythe Memes

Memoirs of Antonio Canova

With a Critical Analysis of His Works, and an Historical View of Modern Sculpture

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An 1825 biography of the most innovative and celebrated neoclassical sculptor, prefaced by a history of modern sculpture.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 600
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. August 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 835g
• ISBN-13: 9781108065917
• ISBN-10: 1108065910
• Artikelnr.: 39534726

Inhaltsangabe

1. Advantages of commencing with an historical review of modern sculpture
2. Sculpture during the sixteenth century
3. Birth and parentage of Canova
4. Arrival of Canova in Venice
5. State of the arts during the latter half of the eighteenth century
6. Difficulties and opposition experienced by Canova
7. Full establishment of Canova's reputation
8. Retrospective view
Appendix.