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  • Exhibiting Antonio Canova: Display and the Transformation of Sculptural Theory

    Exhibiting Antonio Canova by Ferando, Christina;

    Display and the Transformation of Sculptural Theory

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    Product details:

    • Edition number 1
    • Publisher Routledge
    • Date of Publication 16 August 2023

    • ISBN 9789463724098
    • Binding Hardback
    • No. of pages294 pages
    • Size 260x210 mm
    • Weight 700 g
    • Language English
    • Illustrations 6 Illustrations, black & white; 108 Illustrations, color
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    Short description:

    Exhibiting Antonio Canova: Display and the Transformation of Sculptural Theory argues that the display of Canova’s sculptures in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries acted as a catalyst for discourse across a broad range of subjects.

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    Long description:

    Exhibiting Antonio Canova: Display and the Transformation of Sculptural Theory argues that the display of Canova’s sculptures in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries acted as a catalyst for discourse across a broad range of subjects. By enshrining his marble figures alongside plaster casts of ancient works, bathing them in candlelight, staining and waxing their surfaces, and even setting them in motion on rotating bases, Canova engaged viewers intellectually, physically, and emotionally. These displays inspired discussions on topics as diverse as originality and artistic production, the association between the sculptural surface, flesh, and anatomy, the relationship between painting and sculpture, and the role of public museums. Beholders’ discussions also shaped the legacy of important sculptural theories. They helped usher in their modern definitions and created the lenses through which we experience and interpret works of art, establishing modern attitudes not just towards sculpture, but towards cultural patrimony in general.

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    Table of Contents:

    List of Illustrations, Acknowledgments, Introduction, Canova on Display, Chapter One. Imagining Sculptural Practice, Chapter Two. Reevaluating Ancients and Moderns, Chapter Three. Anatomizing the Female Nude, Chapter Four. Challenging the Supremacy of Painting, Chapter Five. Defining Modern Sculpture, Conclusion. Aftereffects, Bibliography, Index.

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