Author: Dickerson, C.D., III and Emerson Bowyer
Title: Canova: Sketching in Clay
Description: Washington / [Chicago] / New Haven, National Gallery of Art / The Art Institute of Chicago / Distributed by Yale University Press, 2023. Hardcover. Grey and black boards with white lettering; 279 pp.; richly illustrated, chiefly in color. "Antonio Canova (1757-1822) established himself as a preeminent artist of the neoclassical age with his funerary monuments and carved marbles on classical themes. Although his idealized and sensual sculptures are widely known, this is the first book devoted entirely to the clay models that he made in preparation for his marble sculptures. Only sixty-five of his terracotta models survive today. Modern in their boldness, the models retain the touch of the artist's hand and yield a glimpse into Canova's imaginative and technical process. The authors examine Canova's techniques for making terracotta models, including how he used clay to develop full-scale models that his assistants copied in marble, and his practice of gifting his models to friends." -- Chicago Public Library website. VG (Heavy bumping/wear at board and textblock corners; light edgewear to boards; light smudging to textblock edges.) .

Keywords: European Artists, Antonio Canova, Clay, Models, Sculpture ; Canova, Antonio ; ;


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